Romania

Romania recognized as a Top Travel Destination for 2025 by Vogue, CNN Travel and National Geographic

Romania has earned recognition as one of the best travel destinations for 2025, according to American journalists. The country was featured in Vogue’s Top 10 Travel Destinations list, published at the end of last year. Additionally, National Geographic included Romania among the Top 25 Must-Visit Destinations for this year. Romania in Vogue’s Top 10 Romania…

Jan 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Calendar tops Google searches in Romania at the start of 2025

The Orthodox Calendar remains one of the most popular topics searched by Romanians on Google in 2024, but also at the beginning of the New Year 2025. In three months of the previous year, the term Orthodox Calendar appeared among the top 10 most searched topics. According to an analysis published by Panorama, in January…

Jan 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: December 2 – 8, 2024

Carol singers began to spread the good tidings about the Nativity of the Lord both in Romania and abroad. Many children also enjoyed the gentleness and kindness of St. Nicholas embodied by Santa Claus, while churches and monasteries celebrated the feast of this great miracle-worker. We invite you to visit a virtual exhibition of photos…

Dec 9, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 25 – December 1, 2024

Patronal feasts at various churches, the feast of Holy Apostle Andrew, Protector of Romania, and Romania’s National Day have been captured in this week’s photo-feature entitled “The Week in Pictures”. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: Vezi această postare pe Instagram O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly…

Dec 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 18 – 24, 2024

During the week of 18-24 November 2024, it snowed in many parts of the country, and white-clad landscapes were captured in expressive photo shots. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We…

Nov 25, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 11 – 17, 2024

Please find below captivating images, showing the beauty of creation in the transition period from autumn to winter, in our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for November 11 – 17, 2024. Bishop Visarion of Tulcea at the church of St. Athanasius in Niculițel, Romania, on November 14, 2024. Photo credit: Diocese of Tulcea Prayer to Holy Hierarch…

Nov 19, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Floyd Frantz, addiction treatment specialist, says Romanian Orthodox culture helps addiction recovery

American addiction treatment specialist Floyd Frantz came to Romania as a missionary with the Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC) from the USA. He then co-founded the National Anti-Drug Program of the Romanian Orthodox Church. In November 2000, he initiated in Cluj-Napoca the St. Dimitrie addiction treatment program within the Christian Medical Philanthropic Association “Christiana”, realized…

Nov 14, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 4 – 10, 2024

A glorious end of fall, moments of prayer and children’s joyful faces are among the subjects captured last week by professional and amateur photographers in the Orthodox world. The church of Aninoasa Monastery in Argeș County, Romania, photographed on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Photo credit: Paisie Vasile Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this…

Nov 12, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Mother’s tragedy inspires new Orthodox addiction center blessed in Iași by Metropolitan Teofan

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldova and Bukovina blessed the “Maximilian” Orthodox Addiction Recovery Center, inaugurated last Monday in Iași, Romania, as a ministry of the city’s “St. Basil the Great” Parish. It was inspired by the tragic story of a young addict. The project has been realised with the support of the Archdiocese of Iași, in…

Nov 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 28 – November 3, 2024

The previous week’s pictures capture moments of joy, fall nostalgia, but also solemn moments from commemorations and the funeral of the Abbot of Nicula Monastery. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro)   Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of…

Nov 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 21 – 27, 2024

The main event of the week between October 21 and 27was the Feast of Saint Demetrius the New, the Patron Saint of Bucharest, the capital city of Romania. It was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral, where the saint’s holy relics are kept. Please see below pictures from other celebrations and events in the Orthodox world.…

Oct 30, 2024Ștefana Totorcea