The Week in Pictures: May 4 – 10 2020
While the state of emergency instated in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic was coming to end, it was announced that, once it expires, the faithful would be able to participate in open-air religious services,…
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The Week in Pictures: April 27 – May 3, 2020
Beyond restrictions, life goes on with the hope that things will soon come back to normal and we will be able to glorify God for giving us the strength to overcome this difficult period. Here…
The Week in Pictures: April 20 – 26, 2020
The period between the Lord’s Resurrection and St Thomas’ Sunday was marked in Romania by processions with holy relics and icons, praying for the cessation of the Covid-19 pandemic. Here is our selection of photographs…
The Week in Pictures: April 13 -19, 2020
More than 260 million people marked Easter Sunday, with worshippers asked to stay at home to avoid coronavirus spread. While many watched services online or on television, some sidestepped virus fears to attend churches on…
In pictures: Holy Fire arrives in Romania
The Holy Fire was brought from Jerusalem to Romania on Saturday evening, April 17, 2020 by a delegation headed by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova. Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro…
Photo Gallery: Easter Vigil at the Romanian Patriarchate – 2020
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over the Easter Vigil at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Holy Saturday night. Concelebrants included His Beatitude’s patriarchal auxiliary bishops Varlaam of Ploiesti and Ieronim of Sinaia Follow us on Instagram:…
In pictures: Maundy Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral. Blessing of the special Easter prosphora
On Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral, delivered a homily and blessed the special Easter prosphora called Pasti. Follow us on Instagram: @basilica.ro Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro…
Basilica photos: The Lord’s Lamentations at the Patriarchal Cathedral – 2020
The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated the Lord’s Lamentations at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Friday, April 17, 2020. At the end of the service, His Grace led the traditional epitaph procession…
Photo gallery: Bp Timotei of Prahova officiates Holy Friday Matins service with 12 Passion Gospels
The assistant bishop to the Bucharest Archdiocese Timotei of Prahova officiated the Holy Friday Matins service with the twelve Passion Gospels at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Thursday evening, April 16, 2020. During the service which…
The Week in Pictures: March 30 – April 5, 2020
Orthodox life has adapted to the conditions of the Covid-19 pandemic, trying to turn social isolation into spiritual progress. Find below our selection of photos from the Orthodox world between March 30 and April 5,…