{"id":426128,"date":"2023-05-03T19:14:51","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T16:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=426128"},"modified":"2023-05-03T19:14:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T16:14:51","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-april-24-30-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-april-24-30-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: April 24 &#8211; 30, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please find below the faces of faithful of all ages, places of pilgrimage and moments of Orthodox life: it is our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for April 24 &#8211; 30, 2023.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425450\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425450\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425450 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/catedrala-turnu-magurele-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The restored cathedral in Turnu M\u0103gurele, Teleorman county, Romania, is to be consecrated on May 7, 2023. Photo credit: Luciana Dina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425452\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425452\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425452 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/comana.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/comana.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/comana-890x667.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/comana-1024x767.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/comana-1536x1151.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunset at Comana Monastery. Photo credit: Comana Monastery \/ Drago\u0219 Grigore<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425454\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425454 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/copil-parohia-sf-gheorghe-londra-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St George&#8217;s Parish in London, a place where many Romanians from UK come to pray. Photo credit: Moro\u0219an Gabriel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425534\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-425534\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-scaled.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/altar-straja-suceava-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ray of light shines through the Altar of the &#8220;Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen&#8221; Church in Straja, Suceava county, Romania. Photo credit: Petru Paul Torac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425539\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425539\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425539 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-890x642.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-1024x738.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-1536x1107.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/dervent-2048x1476.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425539\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The chapel, cells and bell tower of Dervent Monastery, Constanta county, Romania. Photo credit: Protosyncellus Sofronie Bobaru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425724\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425724\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425724 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nera.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nera.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nera-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nera-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/nera-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425724\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The week &#8220;School in a Different Way&#8221;: ceramics workshop at Nera Monastery, Romania, on April 27, 2027. Photo credit: Facebook \/ neraplant.ro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425726\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425726\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425726 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/batrana-biserica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"789\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425726\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;The New Testament shows us clearly that the wisdom of the elderly depends on their closeness to God through prayer and the virtuous life they live&#8221;, according to Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church, which marks 2023 as the Solemn Year of Spiritual Guidance for the Elderly. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425617\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425617 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-106.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-106.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-106-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-106-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young &#8220;policeman&#8221; was present at the concert entitled &#8220;Steps in the Light of Resurrection&#8221;, organized by the Association of Orthodox Theological Students at Bucharest&#8217;s &#8220;St. Elephtherios &#8211; New&#8221; Church on April 27, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425728\" style=\"width: 517px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425728 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/calugar-ortodox-chinez.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"517\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chinese Orthodox monk on Mount Athos. Photo credit: Facebook \/ prijatelji_manastira_hilandara<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425738\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425738 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-209.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-209-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Concert-pascal-ASTO-209-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The &#8220;Tronos Junior&#8221; Psaltic Group delighted the audience at the concert entitled &#8220;Steps in the Light of the Resurrection&#8221;, organized by the Association of Orthodox Theological Students on April 27, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425743\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425743\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-425743\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expozitie-sf-pahomie-bacau.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expozitie-sf-pahomie-bacau.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expozitie-sf-pahomie-bacau-890x585.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expozitie-sf-pahomie-bacau-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/expozitie-sf-pahomie-bacau-1536x1010.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paintings made by the children of &#8220;The Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem&#8221; Orthodox Parish were displayed at the &#8220;Saint Pachomius, Bishop of Roman &#8211; The Way to Holiness&#8221; exhibition organized by the &#8220;Iulian Antonescu&#8221; Museum Complex in Bac\u0103u, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425820\" style=\"width: 1536px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-425820\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/biserica-valcea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/biserica-valcea.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/biserica-valcea-668x890.jpeg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/biserica-valcea-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/biserica-valcea-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A pilgrimage through V\u00e2lcea county, Romania: the church of Sec\u0103turi, in the town of Coste\u0219ti. Photo credit: Nicoleta Enculescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425965\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425965\" style=\"width: 1092px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manastirea-sf-ioan-rusu-giurgiu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1092\" height=\"1092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manastirea-sf-ioan-rusu-giurgiu.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manastirea-sf-ioan-rusu-giurgiu-890x890.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manastirea-sf-ioan-rusu-giurgiu-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/manastirea-sf-ioan-rusu-giurgiu-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425965\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Saint John the Russian&#8221; Monastery in southern Romania was established on November 1, 2008, on the ruins of a former military unit of the Giurgiu Border Police. Photo credit: Doxologia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_425837\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-425837\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-425837 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hram-pantocrator-2023-108-of-68.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hram-pantocrator-2023-108-of-68.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hram-pantocrator-2023-108-of-68-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/hram-pantocrator-2023-108-of-68-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-425837\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Pantocrator Monastery in Dr\u0103g\u0103ne\u0219ti &#8211; Vla\u0219ca, Teleorman County, Romania, celebrated its patronal feast on the Sunday of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women, April 30, 2023. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last week\u2019s most-liked Instagram post:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cril0nDo1bY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cril0nDo1bY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-lg-9 push-lg-3 entry-content\">\n<h2><strong>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We would gladly include one of your photos depicting Orthodox life in our weekly selection. All you have to do is send the picture(s) you have taken to our email address [foto @ basilica.ro] along with a short description. Please mention WIP (Week in Pictures) in the email subject line. Please note that every WIP article will include photos taken in the previous week.<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BasilicaPhotos?s=20&amp;t=NU8HpYex2OlWqT5-xRCRVg\">@BasilicaPhotos<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please find below the faces of faithful of all ages, places of pilgrimage and moments of Orthodox life: it is our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for April 24 &#8211; 30, 2023. 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