The week in pictures

The Week in Pictures: July 28 – August 3, 2025

This week’s selection of photos captures inspiring moments of prayer, service, and pilgrimage from across the Orthodox world, highlighting recent events in Romania, the Republic of Moldova, the United Kingdom, Canada, and beyond. From pilgrimages and pastoral visits to charitable outreach and liturgical celebrations, each image reflects the vibrant spiritual life and deep-rooted faith of…

Aug 5, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: July 21-27, 2025

Summer is not just a time for vacations, but a blessed season — a time for growing in Christ and deepening our fellowship with one another. We invite you to explore our photo selection from July 21 to 27, 2025. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită…

Jul 29, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: June 30 – July 6, 2025

The emotion and solemnity of Orthodox Theology graduation ceremonies and the proclamation of the canonization of Saint Dometius of Râmeț are just two of the themes featured in this week’s photo selection covering June 30 – July 6, 2025. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de…

Jul 7, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: June 23-29, 2025

This week’s photo selection offers a spiritual journey through the Orthodox world, capturing moments of faith and holy joy from the feasts of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (June 24) and the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul (June 29). From hierarchal services and traditional processions to local customs and the faces of the…

Jul 1, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

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

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

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