The Week in Pictures: January 12–18, 2026

A new week featuring remarkable images captured across the Orthodox world. Pilgrimage sites, commemorations, and liturgical moments are just some of the themes that inspired professional and amateur photographers between January 12 and January 18, 2026.

A fairytale winter at Piatra Fântânele Monastery, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Piatra Fântânele Monastery
Saint Evloghia, recently canonised by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was exhumed at Samurcășești Monastery in Ilfov County, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
Homage paid to the poet Mihai Eminescu at his statue in the city of Cluj-Napoca, January 15, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
Facing winter at Pasărea Monastery, January 16, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
A frozen cross on a mountain peak, a symbol of steadfastness. Photo credit: Facebook / Sergiu Olteanu
The relics of Saint Elisabeta of Pasărea, Romania, were exhumed on January 16, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
A deacon reading the Apostle, January 12, 2026. Photo credit: The Orthodox Church in Corby
Children attending the patronal feast of the “Saint Anthony” Church – Old Court in Bucharest, Romania, on January 17, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca-Emanuela Ene
The Patriarch of Serbia bathed in sunlight during the service celebrated on the feast of Theophany, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Instagram / patrijarh_porfirije
Winter at Dragomirna Monastery, Romania. Photo credit: Lori Gia
Saint Anne Monastery in Rohia, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: The Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar
The Baptism of the Lord celebrated at the River Jordan, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook / Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Jordan
Image captured at Piatra Tăieturii Monastery, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: The Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău
Serving God and people, January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Archdeacon Dan Văscu
A mother travelled from Barcelona to Romania to have her teenage child baptised. Photo credit: Laura Dumitru
The icon of the Healing of the Ten Lepers painted in the Nativity of the Lord Church in the Gheorgheni district of Cluj, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj / Darius Echim
“Let us give thanks to the Lord!” – Gratitude Sunday, at the Chapel of the National Cathedral. Photo credit: Sabin Simota
Ieud, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Sorin Onișor
Sunrays pierce the church windows at Pasărea Monastery, Romania, on January 18, 2026. Photo credit: Gabriel Carnariu

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