His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message of blessing for the Feast of the Annunciation and the pro-life events organized on Saturday, 25 March 2023. “In Jesus Christ, the birth of children is God’s blessing…
On Thursday, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru and Romania’s Prime-minister Nicolae-Ionel Ciuca visited the church of Sts Peter and Paul in Chisinau, which will serve as the future metropolitan cathedral for the Metropolis of Bessarabia. During…
The “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” parish church in Chișinău’s Buiucanii Noi district will be elevated to the rank of Metropolitan Cathedral for the Metropolis of Bessarabia after completing the painting and landscaping works. On…
On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, Yelena Popovic, author of the “Man of God” film, which presents the life of St. Nektarios of Aegina, prayed at the “St. Stephen the Great” Romanian Orthodox Church…
Please find below Orthodox life in the third week of Lent, captured through the lens of the camera: our feature “The Week in Pictures”. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram…
On Wednesday, March 22, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Her Excellency Mrs Kathleen Kavalec, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Romania, on a presentation visit at the patriarchal residence. His Beatitude…
“Who will defend the unborn babies from the crimes that are committed with every abortion and who will fight for the right to life of every unborn child, if not the Christian Church in which…
Last week, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia met with His Excellency Cristian Leon Țurcanu, Romania’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova. Ambassador praised the efforts made by the Metropolis of Bessarabia in the spheres…
Cosmin Barabaș, a gendarme in the county of Maramureș in northern Romania, attained his 101st blood donation milestone as part of the Romanian Patriarchate’s “Donate blood, save a life!” campaign. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented…
As the decision-making body, the Chamber of Deputies voted in favour of a bill designating oina as Romania’s national sport. The measure also designates May 9 as National Day of Oina, according to Romania Insider.…
His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, met with Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia in Chisinau last week. The Metropolis’s official website reported that the discussions focused mainly on interfaith…
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti consecrated on Monday a social centre for the elderly near Bucharest, in the Romanian city of Ploieşti. The centre, a joint project of the parish and the Archdiocese of…
Alexandra Nadane, President of România pentru viață (“Romania for Life”), and Teodora Diana Paul, President of Studenți pentru viață (“Students for Life Bucharest”) – a Romanian pro-life student organization – were guests in the Wednesday…
His Grace Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury and Primate of the Anglican Communion, visited Curtea de Argeș Monastery on Wednesday. His delegation included the Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain in Bucharest, Andrew…
In an address initiated by the Romanian Patriarchate, thirteen representatives of religious denominations in Romania requested the inclusion of Religion in the list of subjects for which the Baccalaureate exam can be taken. The signatories…
Assistant Bishop Benedict of Bistrița wrote an essay exclusively for Basilica.ro inspired by the work of his spiritual patron Saint. Please find below Bp Benedict’s essay: Saint Benedict of Nursia, on self-realization Along with Saints…
Diana and her daughter Maja, born in Lithuania and settled in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, were baptised and received to Orthodoxy at Sts. Constantine and Helen church in Hemeiuș village, Bacău county. The…
The government of the Republic of Moldova is reportedly ready to hand over the building of the former theological seminary in Chișinău to the Romanian Orthodox Church-affiliated Metropolis of Bessarabia. The final step is for…