After the years of the pandemic, society faced new problems in 2022. The Romanian Orthodox Church stood beside the afflicted. Fr. Ciprian Ioniță, patriarchal adviser overseeing the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Patriarchal Administration, and President…
Metropolitan Ioan of Banat honoured his name day on the feast of St. John the Forerunner by eating lunch with homeless individuals in a Timisoara shelter. The metropolitan usually celebrates his name day by doing…
We invite you to browse a collection of 100 photos from the various events captured by the Basilica News Agency’s photographers in 2022. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu and Raluca Ene Follow us…
The Patriarch of Romania did not make many visits in 2022, but His Beatitude’s concern for all key events and social concerns was evident in 2022, notably via the tangible acts he initiated or coordinated,…
Last week, President Klaus Iohannis promulgated a law establishing the Day of the Victory of the 1848 Revolution and the Romanian Democracy, which also designated some localities as 1848 Revolution martyr cities. The law designates…
This year, the Romanian Metropolis of Germany, Central and Northern Europe will open Leipzig’s first Orthodox kindergarten inside the compound of St George Parish. The institution will be able to admit 105 children, including 30…
Photos from the feast of the Theophany of the Lord or other important moments of Orthodox life between January 2 and January 8, 2023, can be seen in our latest article titled “The Week in…
On the eve of the Theophany of the Lord, the Patriarch of Romania welcomed the clergy of the Patriarchal Cathedral at his patriarchal residence. His Beatitude spoke to them about the cosmic character of the…
During a ceremony on New Year’s Day at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest when 2023 was officially proclaimed as Solemn Year of the pastoral care of the elderly and Commemorative Year of hymnographers and church…
Romania’s resident population dropped to 19,053,815 inhabitants, the first results of the 2022 census show. Compared to the previous 2011 census, Romania lost 1.1 million inhabitants. Of the total population, 8,185,049 are active people, down from…