Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 16 – 22, 2026

Please see below our selection of photographs taken between March 16 and 22, 2026, a period marked by the repose of Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of…

Mar 24, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel expresses deep sorrow after repose of Georgian Patriarch Ilia II

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, issued a message of condolence on Tuesday evening following the passing of His Beatitude Ilia II, Patriarch of Georgia. The Primate of the Romanian Church refers to Patriarch Ilia II as “a venerable personality of contemporary Orthodoxy and a steadfast confessor of the faith, who shepherded…

Mar 17, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 9 – 15, 2026

Please find below our selection of photographs captured in the Orthodox world during the third week of the Great Lent. Liturgical and prayerful moments, pilgrimage sites, and other events taking place between March 9 and March 15, 2026, reveal the beauty of a life lived in faith. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this…

Mar 17, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 2–8, 2026

If you are curious to see how the first week of March looked through the camera lens, we present our selection of images from the Orthodox world captured between March 2 and March 8, 2026. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you…

Mar 9, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

March for Life 2026 Romania and Moldova promotes solidarity with mother and child – before and after birth

The 2026 March for Life will be held in many cities across Romania and Moldova on March 28. This year’s theme of the largest pro-life event in the region is “Solidarity with Both”, according to the civic movement’s press release. “This year’s edition highlights the need for real support for both mother and child, before and…

Mar 5, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 23 – March 1, 2026

The first week of Great Lent is a time of inner stillness and the beginning of the spiritual journey. In Orthodox churches, the faithful enter this period of repentance and renewal with humility, participating in services of particular intensity marked by the reading of the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete. We invite you…

Mar 5, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

March for Moms: Young people in US and Canada walk and run in support of mothers in need

Young people in the United States and Canada, aged between 17 and 30, are invited to the “March for Moms,” a charitable walk-and-run organized by the Association of Romanian Orthodox Youth in the Americas (ROYA) for the benefit of mothers in need. The event will be held throughout March. The organizers aim to reach the threshold of…

Feb 27, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate urges respect for the unborn children’s right to life

The Romanian Patriarchate firmly reaffirms its pro-life position, and it upholds respect for the unborn children’s fundamental right to life, while also urging concrete support for women in pregnancy crisis situations who are facing major material, social, and emotional difficulties. From 1958 to the present, more than 23 million abortions have been recorded in Romania.…

Feb 27, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 16 -22, 2026

Photographs of winter landscapes, moments of prayer, and many other images from Orthodox life included in our feature for the period February 16–22, 2026, reveal the beauty of a life lived in faith. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to…

Feb 24, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 9-15, 2026

We present a selection of images from church life last week, in which a central moment was the commemoration of those who have fallen asleep in the Lord. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly…

Feb 19, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

Venerable Martinian of Caesarea, in Palestine; Aquilla & Priscilla the Apostles; St. Eulogius the Archbishop of Alexandria

Orthodox Calendar, February 13 Venerable Martinian of Caesarea, in Palestine Saint Martinian went to live in the wilderness at the age of eighteen, not far from the city of Caesarea in Palestine. For twenty-five years, he devoted himself to ascetic deeds and silence, and he was granted the gift of healing illnesses and casting out…

Feb 13, 2026Ștefana Totorcea