The Week in Pictures: June 19 – 25, 2023
During the week of June 19 – 25, the main religious events were centred around two important feasts, the Nativity of St John the Baptist and the Translation of the Relics of Great Martyr John…
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The Week in Pictures: June 12 – 18, 2023
A new photo feature capturing the beauty and authenticity of Orthodox life, with snapshots taken between June 12 and 18, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post…
The Week in Pictures: June 5 – 11, 2023
The last week of the liturgical period named Pentecostarion was captures through the lens of amateur and professional photographers. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
The Week in Pictures: May 29 – June 4, 2023
Please find below conferences, football matches, pilgrimages and other events featured in our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of May 29 – June 4, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on…
International Children’s Day
International Children’s Day is celebrated by more than 50 countries on June 1 and another 100 countries have similar celebrations on the same day. International Children’s Day was declared a holiday by the Romanian Parliament…
Romania will mark Living Human Treasure National Day on November 30 beginning this year
The President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, recently promulgated a law establishing November 30 as the National Day of the Living Human Treasure. The initiator, MP Florin-Claudiu Roman, chose this date because it is the…
Fragment of St Jacob of Putna’s relics to be gifted to Romanian monastery in US: Abbot of Putna blessed the reliquary
Archimandrite Melchisedec Velnic, the abbot of Putna Monastery in Romania, blessed on Tuesday a reliquary with a fragment from the relics of Holy Hierarch Jacob of Putna (+1778) who was canonized in 2017. A delegation made…
The Week in Pictures: May 8 – 14, 2023
Please find below images rendering the joy of the pilgrims and the beauty of Orthodox religious services: it is our weekly photo feature for May 8-14, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this…
The Week in Pictures: May 1 – 7, 2023
Orthodox life in the first week of May seen through the lens of the camera: please see below our weekly photo feature for May 1 – 7, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View…
Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Coronation of King Charles III: “A true friend of the Romanian people”
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message on Saturday for the Coronation of King Charles III, whom His Beatitude calls “a true friend of the Romanian people”. Full text: Bucharest,…