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PHOTO GALLERY | Te Deum service on Patriarch Daniel’s Birthday

A Te Deum service was held at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Wednesday, July 22, marking Patriarch Daniel’s Birthday. After the prayer service, official messages of congratulations were delivered in the Europa Christiana Hall of the Patriarchate’s Palace. Follow us on Instagram @basilica.ro! Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Jul 22, 2020Mircea Florescu

Photos | Holy Synod meets under special conditions

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has met for the first time at the Patriarchate’s Palace under special conditions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. Before the meeting, His Grace Bishop Benedict of Bistrita, the assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, officiated a Te Deum service at the Palace’s Europa…

Jul 21, 2020Mircea Florescu

Hierarchs of Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja hold local Synod working session| Photo Gallery

The hierarchs of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met for a working session at the Patriarchal Residence on Monday. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the meeting.   Follow us on Instagram @basilica.ro! Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu  

Jul 20, 2020Mircea Florescu

Patriarch Daniel blessed the reliquaries that will keep the holy relics of St Joseph of Văratec and St George the Pilgrim | In pictures

During a service held Monday, July 20, 2020, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the reliquaries that will keep the holy relics of St Joseph of Văratec and St George the Pilgrim. The reliquaries were made by the Patriarchate’s Workshops and will be delivered to Văratec Monastery. Follow us on Instagram @basilica.ro! Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro /…

Jul 20, 2020Mircea Florescu

Photo Gallery | Summer patronal feast at Chapel of National Cathedral – 2020

On July 12, 2020, the Chapel of the National Cathedral held its summer patronal feast dedicated to the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God. A replica of this Wonderworking Icon is enshrined inside the Chapel since 2011. On this occasion, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, the assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest,…

Jul 16, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: July 6 – 12, 2020

We invite you to watch our photo selection from the week July 6-12, 2020, when two wonderworking icons of the Mother of God were honored across Romania. Last week’s most-liked picture on Instagram:   View this post on Instagram   *RO: Simplificati-vă viata şi stresul va fugi! – Sf. Paisie Aghioritul *EN: Simplify your life…

Jul 14, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

All-night vigil for Prodromitissa Icon of Mother of God at National Cathedral’s Chapel – 2020 (Photo Gallery)

The celebrations in honour of the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God began Saturday evening, July 11, 2020, with the all-night vigil held at the Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos & on Instagram: @Basilica.ro

Jul 13, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

30 pictures that captured the life of the Church during the pandemic

Tears, emotion, hope, humble joy and patience characterized the lives of Romanians during the Covid-19 pandemic. Given the special conditions in which the Church’s services took place in the last three months, the Basilica News Agency organized a photography contest entitled “The Life of the Church in Times of Pandemic.” Out of over 400 participants,…

Jul 13, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: June 29 – July 5, 2020

Family portraits, church holidays and oases of peace are just some of the images featured in this week’s selection of photographic landmarks. Last week’s most liked picture on Instagram:   View this post on Instagram   *RO: Mănăstirea Putna își sărbătorește joi, 2 iulie 2020, ctitorul și ocrotitorul, pe Sf. Ștefan cel Mare. *EN: Putna…

Jul 7, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: June 22 – 28, 2020

The Nativity of St John the Baptist and the National Flag Day were the most representative feasts of last week, June 22 -28, 2020. Please find below a selection of pictures from the Orthodox world. Last week’s most appreciated post on our Instagram account:   View this post on Instagram   *RO: Catedrala Națională –…

Jul 1, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Photo Gallery: Patriarch Daniel presides over Divine Liturgy on feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul 2020

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church presided over the Divine Liturgy on the feast day of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Monday, June 29, 2020. Concelebrant for the Divine Liturgy included His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova, the assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of…

Jul 1, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu