The week in pictures: October 26 – November 1, 2026translated

From moments of prayer and celebration, to testimonies of faith and images of the beauty of sacred art, the photo retrospective of the week captures moments from the life of the Orthodox Church in Romania and around the world. The main event of this period was the Feast of Saint Demetrius at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.

Feast of Saint Demetrius at the Patriarchal Cathedral Deacon carrying the ark at the Vigil service in honor of Saint Demetrius the New, at the outer altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral, October 27, 2026. Photo: BASILICA / Raluca Ene A child looks at the face of Saint Elizabeth from Pasărea, whose holy relics were placed for worship on the Patriarch's Hill. Photo: BASILICA / Raluca Ene "Sacerdotes Militares", the first choir of military priests from the Romanian Patriarchate, together with His Beatitude Father Patriarch Daniel, October 26, 2026. Photo: BASILICA / Mircea Florescu Patriarch Daniel speaks to the faithful who came to the Patriarch's Hill on the occasion of the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, October 27, 2026. Photo: BASILICA / Raluca Ene His Holiness Father Nectarie, Bishop of Ireland and Iceland, prays in the midst of…