The Week in Pictures: June 21 – 27, 2021
The first week after the Descent of the Holy Spirit was full of spiritual events in the Orthodox world. Please see below our selection of photos from this period. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: …
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In pictures: Romanians in Melbourne were first to celebrate the feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
As the day starts “earlier” in Australia due to its time zone, Romanians from this country were the first in the Romanian Diaspora to celebrate the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The…
Bessarabian woman donates her fortune for a church to offer prayers for the unity of Romanians
Thanks to the faith and piety of one Bessarabian woman, the new Church of St. Nicholas and St. Stephen the Great is being built in the town of Edineț, in the Republic of Moldova. In…
The Week in Pictures: June 14 – 20, 2021
Please find below snapshots of the Christian Orthodox world captured by professional and amateur photographers between June 14 and June 20, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A…
Australia: Orthodox Children’s Short Film Competition announces its winners
The “Creative for Christ” Orthodox Children’s Short Film Competition announced its winners on Sunday at Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia. Two Orthodox schools placed themselves equal first. The children from “St Sophia & Three Daughters”…
Râmnic Archdiocese’s Department of Mission among Roma People celebrated its sixth anniversary
Râmnic Archdiocese’s Department of Mission among Roma People celebrated its sixth anniversary on June 9, 2021. It was established by Archbishop Varsanufie, first as a catechetical office, in 2015. In April 2019 it became an…
The Week in Pictures: June 7 – 13, 2021
The Lord’s Ascension, the commemoration of national heroes and the consecration of worship places were among last week’s highlights. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Five year anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
Five years ago, on June 16, began the writing of ‘a new chapter in the history of the Church’ as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called the meeting of the Local Orthodox Churches that took place on…
For 13 years, the Basilica News Agency: Profile
In a world assailed by information, Patriarch Daniel saw the presence of the Orthodox Church in the Romanian media landscape as a primary necessity. Less than a month after his enthronement, on October 27, 2007,…
12 archaeological sites in Dobrudja will become accessible for online tours
Ancient fortresses Tomis, Callatis, Histria, Adamclisi, Capidava, Carsium, Ibida, Argamum, Noviodunum, Halmiris, Ulmetum and Enisala, situated in Dobrudja, by the Black Sea, will become accessible for online tours starting from July 1. “The website will…