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The Week in Pictures: October 14 – 20, 2019

This week’s selection of photos brings you small but significant gestures that draw people closer to one another. Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaNews We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [info…

Oct 24, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy in honour of Saint Paraskeva | Photo Gallery

Over 25,000 believers flocked to Iasi on Monday to attend the Divine Liturgy in honour of Saint Paraskeva the New at the outdoor altar of the Metropolitan Cathedral. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Oct 17, 2019Mircea Florescu

The Week in Pictures: October 7 – 13, 2019

Connectivity is the main theme of this week’s selection of photos in the Orthodox world. We share with you charity, beauty, devotion and curiosity as seen through the lenses of professional and amateur photographers.

Oct 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Consecration ceremony of St Thomas Church in Iași – Photo Gallery

On Sunday, October 13, 2019, was the consecration ceremony of St Thomas Church in Iasi. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Oct 14, 2019Mircea Florescu

The Holy relics of St Paraskeva the New were carried in procession on the streets of Iasi – Photo Gallery

The Holy relics of St Paraskeva the New were carried in procession on the streets of Iasi on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Oct 13, 2019Mircea Florescu

The Patriarch of Romania officiated the re-consecration of a church | Photo Gallery

The Patriarch of Romania on Sunday officiated the re-consecration of a church in the Aparatorii Patriei neighbourhood in Bucharest. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Sep 25, 2019Mircea Florescu

Photo report: Orthodox monastic tonsure

The person who enters the monastery and wishes to become a monastic must first go through two stages: the novitiate and the rasophoria. The novitiate is a trial period, in which the brother or sister spends time in the monastery to figure out if they have an authentic vocation for monasticism. Rasophoria is a stronger…

Sep 24, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Photos: ITO 2019 Opening Ceremony

Around 4,000 young Orthodox Christians from Romania and abroad attended the opening ceremony of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO 2019) at Mihai Viteazul Square in Craiova on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. The event took place in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the local Metropolitan Irineu of Oltenia, state and local officials.…

Sep 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: August 12 – 18, 2019

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to folk events and spiritual life.  

Aug 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Gallery: Dormition of the Theotokos at the Patriarchal Cathedral

The Patriarch of Romania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest having as concelebrant His Grace Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop, on the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Aug 16, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

In pictures: The Lamentations of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia officiated the Lamentations of the Dormition of the Theotokos at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Wednesday night. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Aug 16, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene