{"id":467172,"date":"2024-02-21T12:07:17","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=467172"},"modified":"2024-02-21T12:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:07:17","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-12-18-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-12-18-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 12 \u2013 18, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Please join us in our weekly photographic journey through the beauty and authenticity of Orthodox traditions: view pictures taken during the week of February 12-8, 2024.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466290\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466290 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hram-Sf-Meletie-2024-162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hram-Sf-Meletie-2024-162.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hram-Sf-Meletie-2024-162-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hram-Sf-Meletie-2024-162-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Community of the Deaf in Bucharest honoured its spiritual patron, St. Meletius, Archbishop of Antioch, on February 12, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466832\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466832 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/parastas-roman-ep-Melchisedec-Stefanescu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/parastas-roman-ep-Melchisedec-Stefanescu.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/parastas-roman-ep-Melchisedec-Stefanescu-890x576.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/parastas-roman-ep-Melchisedec-Stefanescu-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/parastas-roman-ep-Melchisedec-Stefanescu-1536x994.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The commemoration of Bishop Melchisedec \u0218tef\u0103nescu on the 201st anniversary of his birth at the Cathedral in Roman, Romania, on February 15, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466828\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466828 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ioan-david.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ioan-david.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ioan-david-668x890.jpg 668w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Byzantine portrait of Brother John David, a model of Christian life. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Christiana Budica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466842\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466842\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466842 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ziua-lecturi-Campulung.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ziua-lecturi-Campulung.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ziua-lecturi-Campulung-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ziua-lecturi-Campulung-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ziua-lecturi-Campulung-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466842\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Reading Day activity at the Theological Seminary in C\u00e2mpulung Muscel, Romania, on February 15, 2024. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466826\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466826\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466826 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hristos-pantocrator.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1482\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hristos-pantocrator.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hristos-pantocrator-865x890.jpg 865w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/hristos-pantocrator-995x1024.jpg 995w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The recently finished mosaic icon of Christ Pantocrator in the spire of the National Cathedral which is being built in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Daniel Codrescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466838\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466838\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466838 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sf-dreptul-simeon.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sf-dreptul-simeon.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sf-dreptul-simeon-890x668.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sf-dreptul-simeon-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sf-dreptul-simeon-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy and Righteous Simeon celebrated at Katamonas Monastery, Jerusalem, where his tomb is located, on February 16, 2024. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466840\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466840 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/strehaia.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/strehaia.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/strehaia-890x501.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/strehaia-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/strehaia-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Great Martyr Teodor Tyro was honoured on his feast day at the Ob\u00e2r\u0219ia Clo\u0219ani Parish, Romania, on February 17, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Severin and Strehaia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466747\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466747\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-466747\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ps-varlaam-parastas-lidia-staniloae-2024-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ps-varlaam-parastas-lidia-staniloae-2024-42.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ps-varlaam-parastas-lidia-staniloae-2024-42-890x712.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ps-varlaam-parastas-lidia-staniloae-2024-42-1024x819.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lidia Ionescu St\u0103niloae, daughter of Father Dumitru St\u0103niloae, a famous Romanian Orthodox theologian, was remembered at Cernica Monastery, 7 years after she passed to the Lord, on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466824\" style=\"width: 1439px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/copii-biserica-cluj.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1439\" height=\"2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/copii-biserica-cluj.jpg 1439w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/copii-biserica-cluj-625x890.jpg 625w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/copii-biserica-cluj-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/copii-biserica-cluj-1079x1536.jpg 1079w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two young acolytes at the church in Caila, Bistrita-Nasaud county, Romania, on February 18, 2024. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466822\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conexiuni.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conexiuni.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conexiuni-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conexiuni-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/conexiuni-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A moment of silence helps you find the connection between different things. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466830\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466830\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466830 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maramures-manastirea.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maramures-manastirea.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maramures-manastirea-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/maramures-manastirea-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466830\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divine Liturgy celebrated at the M\u0103riu\u0219 Monastery, Romania, on February 18, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466834\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466834 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PS-Ioan-Casian.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PS-Ioan-Casian.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PS-Ioan-Casian-890x593.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PS-Ioan-Casian-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PS-Ioan-Casian-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">His Grace Ioan Casian, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, officiated at Rediu Parish in the county of Neam\u021b, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466820\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cernicaa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cernicaa.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cernicaa-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cernicaa-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/cernicaa-1152x1536.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sunrise at Cernica Monastery near Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Hierod. Nicolae Iftimiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466836\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466836 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-890x401.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-1536x691.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Ps-Macarie-2048x922.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe at the Romanian Orthodox Diocesan Chapel in Oslo, Norway, on February 18, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_466852\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-466852\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-466852 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/FOTOKINISI-111-600x400-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-466852\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The reliquary with The Cincture of the Mother of God from Mount Athos&#8217; Vatopaidi Monastery was processed in Paphos, Cyprus, on February 18, 2024. Photo credit: Maximos Iakovou ope.gr<\/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\/C3Vax0fp_h0\/?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\/C3Vax0fp_h0\/?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<h2>Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?<\/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\/BasilicaNews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@BasilicaNews<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us in our weekly photographic journey through the beauty and authenticity of Orthodox traditions: view pictures taken during the week of February 12-8, 2024. 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