{"id":560395,"date":"2026-02-24T11:47:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=560395"},"modified":"2026-02-24T11:47:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:47:57","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-february-16-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-february-16-22-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: February 16 -22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photographs of winter landscapes, moments of prayer, and many other images from Orthodox life included in our feature for the period February 16\u201322, 2026, reveal the beauty of a life lived in faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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After 70 years of monastic life, Archimandrite Climent Haralamb, was laid to rest at Curtea de Arge\u0219 Monastery, Romania, on February 17, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Arge\u0219 and Muscel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Archbishop of the Lower Danube received a little help upon entering the Cathedral of Gala\u021bi, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of the Lower Danube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A Romanian girl from Uzdin, Serbia, kissed the reliquary containing the relics of Holy Hierarch Nektarios of Aegina. Photo credit: Diocese of Dacia Felix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bishop Teofil of Trotu\u0219 celebrated the Sacrament of Holy Unction at a residential care home in in Moine\u0219ti, Romania, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Winter morning at Cernica Monastery, Romania, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: Monk Mercurie Pan\u0103<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Snowfall adorning adorned the icon of the Saviour at Radu Vod\u0103 Monastery in Bucharest, Romania. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Drone view of the Cathedral in Bac\u0103u, Romania, taken on February 20, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Little child before the icon of the Mother of God with the Infant Christ. Photo credit: Coto\u0219 Bogdan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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When wisdom meets faith. An image featuring the Romanian Academy and Bucharest’s “Saint Nicholas \u2013 Tabacu” Church, on February 19, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest, Romania, on a beautiful winter day, on February 21, 2026. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia attended the gala organised in Novi Sad, Serbia, marking the bicentenary of the birth of Svetozar Mileti\u0107, on February 22, 2026. Photo credit: Serbian Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sunday of the Expulsion of Adam from Paradise at the “Saints Constantine and Helen” Church in Jerusalem, Israel, on February 22, 2026. Photo credit: Jerusalem Patriarchate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Penitential attitude at the Forgiveness Vespers officiated at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, on February 22, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The blessing of the church painting at the “Holymartyr Demetrios, the Myrrh-gusher” Church in the village of Schitu, Costine\u0219ti, Romania. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Tomis \/ Archdeacon Valentin V\u0103d\u0103noiu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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