{"id":564669,"date":"2026-03-31T15:12:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=564669"},"modified":"2026-03-31T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T12:12:43","slug":"the-week-in-pictures-march-23-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/the-week-in-pictures-march-23-29-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Pictures: March 23 \u2013 29, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Please find below our photo selection for the week of March 23\u201329, 2026. The main events were the Feast of the Annunciation, the March for Life, and the services dedicated to the fifth week of Great Lent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Great Canon at “Saint Elijah” Church in Finchley, London, on March 23, 2026. Photo credit: Cristina Zaharescu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Auxiliary Bishop Damaschin of Dorna blessing the faithful at the patronal feast of Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery in Romania on March 25, 2026. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Ioachim officiated a memorial service at the Annunciation Parish in Bac\u0103u, Romania, on March 25, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie of Sinai, together with children at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, on March 25, 2026, the Feast of the Annunciation. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Entrance to the church of Sih\u0103stria Putnei Monastery, Romania, on March 25, 2026. Photo credit: Sabin Simota<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child kissing the icon of the Mother of God. Photo credit: Flori Mure\u0219an<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cThe Lord loves man so much that He gives him the gifts of the Holy Spirit. But until he learns to preserve grace, the soul passes through many storms\u201d \u2013 Saint Silouan the Athonite, fresco at Essex Monastery, UK. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Ana Maria Vlase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A child present at the March for Life in Bucharest, Romania, on March 28, 2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro \/ Raluca-Emanuela Ene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Young participants at the March for Life in Suceava, Romania, on March 28, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Suceava and R\u0103d\u0103u\u021bi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cRejoice, thou that art full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.\u201d (Luke 1:28) \u2014 at Bucharest Emergency Clinical Hospital. Photo credit: Facebook \/ Radu \u021aincu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the Saturday of the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God, March 28, 2026, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I officiated the Divine Liturgy at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople. Photo credit: fosfanariou \/ Yani Kayakoparan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bac\u0103u prayerfully marked his 72nd birthday on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Archdiocese of Roman and Bac\u0103u<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The churching of an infant at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” and the “Transylvanian Saints” Cemetery Church in Media\u0219, Romania. Photo credit: Ovidiu T\u0103tar<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Romanian Orthodox Bishop Macarie embracing a child in Gothenburg, Sweden, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children waiting to receive Holy Communion at the Annunciation Parish in Beclean, Romania, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Archbishop of Tirana, Durr\u00ebs and All Albania marked one year since his enthronement by celebrating the Divine Liturgy at the Resurrection of Christ Cathedral in Tirana, Albania, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Facebook \/ RadioNgjallja<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the way to the church of Cernica Monastery, Romania, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Cernica Monastery \/ Artemie Ixari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Children in traditional costumes at the Divine Liturgy celebrated in Iara Parish, Romania, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Metropolis of Cluj \/ Darius Echim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The abbot of Cernica Monastery, Romania, giving Holy Communion to children, on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Cernica Monastery \/ Artemie Ixari<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe baptised a young Swede in Gothenburg on March 29, 2026. Photo credit: Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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