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The Week in Pictures: February 7 – 13, 2022

The week between February 7 and 13 was marked by the feast of St. Meletius, protector of the speech and hearing impaired and embellished by winter landscapes and other feasts for the eyes and the spirit. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency…

Feb 16, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: January 31 – February 6, 2022

Winter landscapes, moments from the liturgical life and many other images captured by photographers, can be seen in our article “The Week in Pictures” from January 31 to February 6, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to…

Feb 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Teoctist prayerfully remembered at Patriarchal Cathedral on his 107th birth anniversary

On Monday, February 7, 2022, a memorial service was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the 107th birth anniversary of Romania’s former Patriarch Teoctist of blessed memory. The memorial service was officiated by Protosyncellus Silvestru Buşică at Patriarch Teoctist’s tomb inside the patriarchal cathedral. You can quickly read some biographies of the former patriarch of…

Feb 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

National Cathedral’s towers become scaffolding-free: PHOTOS

The towers of the National Cathedral in Bucharest are partly free of scaffolding in the areas where the stone cladding and exterior plastering were completed. Here are the latest pictures taken by the Basilica News Agency’s photographer. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Feb 7, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: January 24 – 30, 2022

Please find below photos taken between the National Holiday of the Union of Romanian Principalities and the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs. This is our Week-in-Pictures selection for January 24 – 30, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do…

Feb 3, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: January 17 – 23, 2022

On any given day, Orthodox feasts bring joy and spiritual fulfilment to the faithful. Please discover the joy of Orthodox life in the photos captured between January 17 and 23, when the Lord’s Epiphany was celebrated according to the unrevised calendar. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post…

Jan 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: January 3 – 9, 2022

Theophany according to the revised calendar and the Lord’s Nativity according to the unrevised calendar have brought joy to Orthodox Christians these days. Please find below our Week in Pictures selection for January 3 – 9. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency…

Jan 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

PHOTOS: The Theophany of the Lord at the Patriarchal Cathedral 2022

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the great blessing of the waters on the porch of the patriarchal residence in Bucharest on the feast of the Theophany of the Lord, January 6, 2022. Before the blessing service, the festal Divine Liturgy was celebrated by the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Photography…

Jan 7, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: December 27, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Please find below our photo selection for the first week of the New Year. Part of the Orthodox world is preparing for Christmas according to the unrevised calendar. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in…

Jan 3, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Photo gallery: Feast of Saint Seraphim of Sarov celebrated in Bucharest

Saint Seraphim of Sarov, one of the most beloved saints of Orthodoxy, was honoured on Sunday, January 2, 2022, at St. Nicholas – Tabacu Church in Bucharest with a Divine Liturgy celebrated by the parish priest Eugeniu Rogoti. In 2017, the place of worship received the reliquary with a fragment of Saint Seraphim’s relics, brought…

Jan 3, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Photos: Year 2021 in 100 photos

Please find below our selection of the best 100 photos made by the Basilica News Agency photographers in the year 2021. See more below: Photo credit: Basilica.ro

Dec 30, 2021Ștefana Totorcea