{"id":518911,"date":"2025-03-19T18:36:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:36:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=518911"},"modified":"2025-03-19T18:36:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T16:36:17","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-10-16-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-10-16-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 10 \u2013 16, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the name of the\u00a0Lord<\/span>\u00a0is to be praised<\/span><\/span>.” 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Curtea de Arge\u0219 Monastery, Romania, has a unique architecture – seen on March 10, 2025. Photo credit: Ovidiu Vl\u0103sceanu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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An Orthodox church from Bac\u0103u county, Romania, bathed in sunset light on March 11, 2025. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Sorin Dediu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Chapel of the Orthodox College in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on March 12, 2025. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Ionu\u021b Chifa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children’s choir at the “Protection of the Mother of God” Church in Ciucurova, Tulcea county, Romania, on March 12, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Full Moon over the ruins of a church in southern Romania, photographed on March 14, 2025. Photo credit: Florin Andreescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Archbishop of Lower Danube offered small printed icons to the students who competed in Romania’s Religion Olympics on March 15, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Bishop of Northern Europe met with the Romanian Orthodox diaspora from Stavanger, Norway, on March 15, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Father and daughter during the Divine Liturgy celebrated at an Orthodox parish in Bac\u0103u county, Romania, on March 15, 2025. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Mircea Florescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The “Holy Martyr Panteleimon” Skete lies at 1000 meters altitude on the Transf\u0103g\u0103r\u0103\u0219an Highway in Romania – seen here on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sc\u0103ri\u0219oara Nou\u0103 Monastery church in northwestern Romania is being painted, according to this photograph taken on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child is enthralled by Archbishop Casian’s censer on March 16, 2025, in eastern Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Metropolitan John (Pelushi) of Kor\u00e7\u00eb was elected by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Albania as the new Archbishop of Tirana, Durr\u00ebs and All Albania. Photo credit: Metropolis of Shenjt\u00eb Kor\u00e7\u00eb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi blessed the faithful at the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Suceava, Romania, on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A ray of light on the encolpion with the representation of Christ the Saviour at Bucharest’s Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery, Romania, on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Acolyte at the “Holy Trinity” Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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His Grace Iustin, Bishop of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar, with two children from the Romanian region of Negre\u0219ti-Oa\u0219 who hold the icon of the new confessor St Dometie of R\u00e2me\u021b, on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Maramure\u0219 and S\u0103tmar \/ Feher Alexandru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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St. Gregory Palamas was honoured at the church on the Politehnica Bucharest University campus on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Doxologia \/ Fr. Silviu Cluci<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Ambrozie blessed the children at the Ascension of the Lord Church in Giurgiu, Romania, on March 16, 2025. Photo credit: Diocese of Giurgiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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