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The Week in Pictures: March 30 – April 5, 2026

The last week of Great Lent culminated in the Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, a source of joy for Orthodox Christians before Holy Week. We invite you to see our selection of images taken between March 30 and April 5, 2026. Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection…

Apr 9, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 23 – 29, 2026

Please find below our photo selection for the week of March 23–29, 2026. The main events were the Feast of the Annunciation, the March for Life, and the services dedicated to the fifth week of Great Lent. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)…

Mar 31, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Justinian Marina commemorated at Radu Vodă Monastery | Photo

At Radu Vodă Monastery in the capital, a memorial service was held on Thursday, March 26, 2026, for Justinian Marina, marking 49 years since his passing. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu  

Mar 27, 2026Mircea Florescu

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

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

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

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the third day of Great Lent, 2026 | In pictures

His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, officiated the Great Compline on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, during which he read the Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete. Photo: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Feb 26, 2026Mircea Florescu

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

The Week in Pictures: February 2–8, 2026

A new selection of images capturing the beauty of Orthodox life: winter landscapes, faces of clergy and faithful, and moments from the proclamation of the canonisation of the 16 Romanian Holy Women, held at the Patriarchal Cathedral. All these can be discovered in our photo feature dedicated to the period February 2–8, 2026. Last week’s…

Feb 10, 2026Ștefana Totorcea