Romania

The Week in Pictures: September 5 – 11, 2022

Please see below the beauty of Orthodox faith captured in photos taken between September 5 – 11, 2022. 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…

Sep 15, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch of Romania: We are called to become the hands of God’s merciful love for the unborn children

The Patriarch of Romania sent a message on Monday for the National Conference of the Support Centres for Pregnant Women. The 6th edition of the biannual event is held in Bucharest, Romania, between September 12-13, 2022. Patriarch Daniel emphasised that we are all called to become the hands of God’s merciful love for unborn children.…

Sep 12, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 29 – September 4, 2022

The passage to another season and the start of the New Church Year were opportunities for prayer and thanksgiving offered to God by the Orthodox faithful. Please see below our Week in Pictures feature for the period between August 29 – September 4, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram…

Sep 6, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 22-28, 2022

Please join us in a virtual stroll through the Orthodox world by watching our weekly selection of pictures taken between August 22 and 28. 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…

Aug 31, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 15-21, 2022

Please see below our weekly selection of Orthodox snapshots – this time captured in the period between the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God and the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost. Which one is your favourite? Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro…

Aug 23, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 1 – 7, 2022

See educational workshops, pilgrimages, prayer moments and many more in our selection of Orthodox photographs taken between August 1 and 7, 2022. 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…

Aug 9, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: June 27 – July 3, 2022

Last week’s highlights were the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, but also the feasts of Holy Prince Stephen the Great and of St. John Maximovich, celebrated on different continents on the same day. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do…

Jul 7, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 30 – June 5

Children portraits, moments of spiritual joy and gratitude towards the national heroes are a few of the themes in our weekly selection of pictures taken between May 30 and June 5. 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…

Jun 7, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Children from local painting group sell their works to donate for Romania’s National Cathedral

Filling the ocean one drop at a time: Children from an after-school painting group in Hârtop, Suceava county, took an important decision on International Children’s Day. They decided to sell their paintings to the highest bidders and donate the gains to Romania’s National Cathedral. “We know this is just a drop in the ocean, but…

Jun 7, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

International Children’s Day

Children’s Day is a national holiday celebrated in Romania and it is held on June 1 every year. Children’s Day is not just an event in Romania, it is also celebrated in many different countries and is an official UN global observance. Children’s Day is an international celebration intended to bring nations together to promote child welfare,…

Jun 1, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Week in Pictures: May 16 – 22, 2022

Memorial crosses, churches, portraits, cultural evenings and many more events marked the week between May 16 and 22, 2022. Here is how the current Week in Pictures feature looks: 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…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea