Romania

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 future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future: The Bucharest March for Life 2022

“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future,” said Alexandra Nadane on Saturday at the Bucharest March for Life 2022. The event was organized…

Mar 31, 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

Our neighbour’s image as icon of Christ: 4 million € in refugee support from the Romanian Orthodox Church

On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Vasile Bănescu, the Romanian Patriarchate’s spokesperson, was invited to the Spiritual Reality show, broadcast by the Romanian Realitatea TV channel. The topic of the day was help offered by the Church in the Ukrainian refugee crisis. Until last Sunday, this support amounted to almost 4 million Euros. The explanation: our…

Mar 16, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian to hold patronal celebrations

Preparations are underway for the patronal celebrations of Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian. Father Ioan Bârgăoanu, Dean of Onești and parish priest of the “St Symeon the New Theologian” Church, has announced the program. The Compline and Vigil services shall be officiated on Friday evening, with liturgical responses offered by…

Mar 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The March for Life 2022 in Romania and Moldova: Equality of opportunities starts at conception

“Equality, Equity and Support – Throughout Life, from the First Moment” is the theme of this year’s March for Life in Romania, which has reached its 12th national edition. Since 2015, the event is also organized, with a common theme, in the neighbouring Republic of Moldova. The 10th and 11th editions of the march were…

Feb 23, 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

Bucharest church to open center for children with Down syndrome: Their joy reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit

Father Radu Petre Mureșan, the Parish Priest of Bucharest’s Mavrogheni Church, blessed on Monday the building site of a new centre being built in the church courtyard for children with Down syndrome and autism. Their perpetually manifest joy reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit, he said. “Our goal was to find inspiration in similar…

Feb 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

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

Romania introduces National Reading Day

Romania will mark the National Day of Reading on February 15, according to a law promulgated on January 14 by president Klaus Iohannis. On this day, museums, public libraries and educational and cultural institutions will run various activities aimed at encouraging reading. These can range from book collection and donation events to reading and creative writing…

Jan 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu