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The Week in Pictures: December 2 – 8, 2024

Carol singers began to spread the good tidings about the Nativity of the Lord both in Romania and abroad. Many children also enjoyed the gentleness and kindness of St. Nicholas embodied by Santa Claus, while churches and monasteries celebrated the feast of this great miracle-worker. We invite you to visit a virtual exhibition of photos…

Dec 9, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 25 – December 1, 2024

Patronal feasts at various churches, the feast of Holy Apostle Andrew, Protector of Romania, and Romania’s National Day have been captured in this week’s photo-feature entitled “The Week in Pictures”. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: Vezi această postare pe Instagram O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly…

Dec 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 18 – 24, 2024

During the week of 18-24 November 2024, it snowed in many parts of the country, and white-clad landscapes were captured in expressive photo shots. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We…

Nov 25, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Hate crimes against Christians have increased exponentially in Europe: Which countries top the list

The number of anti-Christian hate crimes has exponentially increased across Europe, according to the most recent report published by the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe (OIDAC). 2,444 such crimes have been identified in 35 European monitored countries, of which 232 were personal attacks. France, the United Kingdom and Germany are at…

Nov 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 11 – 17, 2024

Please find below captivating images, showing the beauty of creation in the transition period from autumn to winter, in our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for November 11 – 17, 2024. Bishop Visarion of Tulcea at the church of St. Athanasius in Niculițel, Romania, on November 14, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea Prayer to Holy Hierarch…

Nov 19, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Floyd Frantz, addiction treatment specialist, says Romanian Orthodox culture helps addiction recovery

American addiction treatment specialist Floyd Frantz came to Romania as a missionary with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) from the USA. He then co-founded the National Anti-Drug Program of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In November 2000, he initiated in Cluj-Napoca the St. Dimitrie addiction treatment program within the Christian Medical Philanthropic Association “Christiana”, realized…

Nov 14, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 4 – 10, 2024

A glorious end of fall, moments of prayer and children’s joyful faces are among the subjects captured last week by professional and amateur photographers in the Orthodox world. The church of Aninoasa Monastery in Argeș County, Romania, photographed on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Photo credit: Paisie Vasile Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this…

Nov 12, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Mother’s tragedy inspires new Orthodox addiction center blessed in Iași by Metropolitan Teofan

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldova and Bukovina blessed the “Maximilian” Orthodox Addiction Recovery Center, inaugurated last Monday in Iași, Romania, as a ministry of the city’s “St. Basil the Great” Parish. It was inspired by the tragic story of a young addict. The project has been realised with the support of the Archdiocese of Iași, in…

Nov 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Nicolae, message to Orthodox faithful in America: We must serve all through love and charitable works

“The Lord reminds us that, for us to gain our crown in heaven, we must serve all through love and charitable works,” transmitted His Eminence Nicolae, Orthodox Romanian Metropolitan of the Americas, in a message published on the website of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (ACOB – USA).…

Nov 6, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 28 – November 3, 2024

The previous week’s pictures capture moments of joy, fall nostalgia, but also solemn moments from commemorations and the funeral of the Abbot of Nicula Monastery. 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…

Nov 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Message: Patriarch Daniel prays for the victims of the Novi Sad accident

Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message to the Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia expressing his deep sorrow at the news of the tragic accident at a railway station in Novi Sad. Serbia is on Saturday in mourning and an investigation has begun after the death of 14 people in the collapse of part of the outer…

Nov 2, 2024Ștefana Totorcea