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The Week in Pictures: September 13 – 19, 2021

The sunshine is best reflected by the Holy Cross, when it is elevated by the Orthodox faithful in September. Or at least so it looks in the photos received via email from our readers between September 13 and 19. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by…

Sep 22, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Young Brazilian who converted to Orthodoxy says Romania brings him peace: Interview

Pedro Faidiga Passos, a Brazilian who converted to Orthodoxy and settled in Romania, says that God “fished him” through his Romanian wife and thus revealed to him “the full beauty of the Christian faith.” He said he finds a lot of peace in Romania. Pedro Faidiga Passos is 27 years old and was born in…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocesan Pro-Life Department renovating house for family with 10 children

Thanks to the efforts of Pro Vita Iași, the pro-life department of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Iași, the house of a large family with 10 children is undergoing repairs and reconstruction. Interior renovation was started on Monday. Mihai and Cristina Cârtițe and their 10 children are used to living simply and are satisfied with…

Sep 7, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 30 – September 5, 2021

The beginning of fall signals the start of a new Church Year for Orthodox Christians. Please see below our selection of photos taken last week. 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…

Sep 6, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 23-29, 2021

Please find below our selection of photos from the Orthodox world on the week with youth activities and feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and to St John the Baptist. 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…

Sep 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

HG Ioan Casian to join the first Romanian Orthodox Youth Retreat organized by the Diocese of Canada

The Bishop of Canada shall join the first Orthodox Youth Retreat organized in the diocese. The event is scheduled for September 3-6 in Mono, Ontario. The reunion take place under the slogan: “Friends of St John Jacob of Hozeva and of St Herman of Alaska – Paths to the Kingdom”. The event is open to…

Aug 26, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 16 – 22, 2021

The main events of the Orthodox world between August 16 and 22 were the Putna Celebration – 150 and the feast of Transfiguration according to the unrevised calendar. 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…

Aug 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Let us be patriots and open to the world: The Declaration of the Anniversary Student Congress, Putna, August 16, 2021

Romanian students from all over the world gathered on August 16 for an Anniversary Student Congress at Putna Monastery, where they signed a final declaration. “The unity of Romanians in the future is built on the awareness of their unity in the past”, states the document. The text defines the “fundamentals by which each generation…

Aug 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Patriarch of Jerusalem: The relics of Saint John the Hozevite are indisputable testimony of the Resurrection

The incorrupt and fragrant body of Saint John Jacob the new Hozevite are “indisputable and irrefutable testimony of the resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ”, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem last week, as he officiated the All-Night Vigil at the whole relics of St. John Jacob of Neamț, whose entire incorrupt body reposes at the Hozeva…

Aug 20, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: July 26 – August 1, 2021

Orthodox youth camps, patronal feasts and pilgrimages were the main events of the week  July 26 – August 1, 2021. 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…

Aug 3, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Jonathan Jackson: Only Christ-like humility and love for one’s enemies can fight actual ideologies

Ideologies which are in conflict with the teachings of our faith cannot be opposed by another ideology – not even one of Christian nature. It would just further division in society. Only Christ unites us. Ideologies can only be combated with Christ’s humility and love, says Jonathan Jackson, American actor and singer who has converted…

Jul 15, 2021Ștefana Totorcea