Romania

The Week in Pictures: May 19 – 25, 2025

Photos from the previous week reflect the diversity and richness of the Orthodox churches’ activities: services, book launches, commemorations and social events. 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…

May 30, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 5 – 11, 2025

Throughout every corner of the Orthodox world, the faith is manifested in form and colour through gestures, prayers, encounters, and events of profound spiritual meaning. From patriarchal visits and interreligious dialogues to moments of prayer, commemoration, and hope, the Church lives and expresses itself through persons, places, and acts of faith. Through this new series…

May 12, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel extends condolences for Pope Francis’ passing

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent condolences for Pope Francis’ passing on Monday. Pope Francis passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025, aged 88. “We share in the grief caused by this loss and convey our condolences to the entire Roman Catholic Church,” wrote Patriarch Daniel. Full text: Bucharest, 21 April…

Apr 21, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 31 – April 6, 2025

New photos from the Orthodox world were captured during the 5th week of Lent, a period that delights us with diverse images, from spring’s beauty to winter’s last manifestations. Winter is not over yet at Neamț Monastery, Romania, on April 6, 2025. Photo: Doxologia.ro Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram…

Apr 7, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: March 10 – 16, 2025

“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.” The beauty of the Orthodox world during the second week of Lent was captured through the camera lens and shown in our weekly photo feature with pictures taken between March 10 and 16, 2025. Last week’s most-liked…

Mar 19, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

How the Romanian Orthodox Church became a Patriarchate: historians explain

A documentary produced by Radio Trinitas to mark the start of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate presents the evolution of the Orthodox Church on the territory of Romania until it achieved the status of a patriarchate, through the voices and expertise of two renowned professors of church history. Priests Ion Vicovan and Mihail Săsăujan,…

Mar 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: March 3 – 9, 2025

Please find below some enthralling images from the first week of Lent, when the Great Canon of St Andrew of Crete was officiated, and from the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the feast celebrating the restoration of icons in the Orthodox Church. They illustrate both the beauty of liturgical tradition and the profound significance of icons as…

Mar 12, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 24 – March 2, 2025

Highlights from the week leading up to Lent, a transition time marked by tradition, prayer and reflection, captured through the camera lens and included in our photo feature story for the week of 24 February-2 March 2025. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)…

Mar 3, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 17 – 23, 2025

The snow that fell at the beginning of the week of February 17-23 was a joy and inspiration for photography enthusiasts in Romania. We invite you on a visual journey into Orthodox spirituality, embellished by the charm of winter. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by…

Feb 27, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel wishes Pope Francis a quick recovery

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent on Sunday a message wishing Pope Francis a quick recovery. “We pray the Lord Jesus Christ, the Physician of our souls and bodies, to heal Your Holiness’ suffering and restore you to health,” wrote the Patriarch of Romania. Full text: Bucharest, 23 February 2025 His…

Feb 23, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: February 10 -16, 2025

Memorial services, celebration of saints and the ordination of a new hierarch are some of the themes of the photos included in our feature for the week between 10-16 February 2025. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured…

Feb 19, 2025Ștefana Totorcea