Orthodox photography

The Week in Pictures: April 4 – 10, 2022

In the fifth week of Lent, the Great Canon Compline and the Akathist Hymn Compline are officiated in most of the Romanian Orthodox churches, while those following the unrevised calendar celebrate Annunciation. Please find below our Week in Pictures feature for the week of April 4 – 10, 2022. Last week’s most liked Instagram post:…

Apr 12, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 28 – April 3, 2022

The fourth week of Lent was full of Spring scents and colours, bringing joy and hope to the souls of the faithful. Please see below our Week in Pictures feature for the week between March 28 an April 3, 2022. Last week’s most liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post…

Apr 5, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 21 – 27, 2022

Please find below the third week of Orthodox Lent as seen through the photographer’s lens. 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 photos? We would gladly include one of your photos depicting…

Mar 29, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Preaching beauty and the longing after God: More Romanian monasteries open Instagram accounts

Monastic settlements, secluded places where discretion and tranquillity prevail, also have substantial photographic potential. As a result, more and more Romanian monasteries and hermitages have chosen to be present on Instagram, a social network dedicated to multimedia content. Although monks do not need a virtual identity, by managing these accounts of the monasteries they belong…

Mar 22, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: March 7 – 13, 2022

We invite you to view a selection of photos from around the world taken during the first week of Lent. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We would gladly…

Mar 16, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: February 28 – March 6, 2022

At the beginning of Spring, Romania’s Orthodox Christians acted swiftly and offered support to the people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Please watch our Week in Pictures feature for the week between February 28 and March 6, 2022. Students from the Orthodox Seminary in the city of Baia Mare volunteered at the Diocesan Cathedral in…

Mar 8, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 21 – 27, 2022

Photos of Orthodox monasteries, moments from the life of the church and the faithful or pictures with Ukrainian refugees can be seen in our weekly selection of pictures from February 21 to February 27, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)…

Mar 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: February 14 -20, 2022

Please find below sunrises and sunsets, faces of priests and faithful and many other original photos: it is our Week-in-Pictures selection for February 14 -20, 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 be featured in our weekly…

Feb 22, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

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

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