The Week in Pictures: March 21 – 27, 2022
Please find below the third week of Orthodox Lent as seen through the photographer’s lens. Last week’s most liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do…
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Patriarch Theophilos: Venerating the Holy Cross we partake in Immortality, which is Christ Himself
Christ is Immortality and honouring His Cross makes us partake in the energy of the uncreated light He dwells in, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem on Sunday. His Beatitude officiated the Divine Liturgy and the…
Metropolitan Nicolae signs Orthodox hierarchs’ Statement on Sanctity of Life: We are fully human from conception
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas has recently signed a joint statement of US Orthodox hierarchs which clarifies their position on abortion and affirms the equality of preborn children with all the people who…
Toronto: Romanian Diocese of Canada participated in Pan-Orthodox Vespers on Sunday of Orthodoxy
Representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada participated last Sunday in the Pan-Orthodox Vespers organized at the „St. Pantelimon” Greek Parish in Markham, Toronto, for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Romanian diocese was represented…
Our neighbour’s image as icon of Christ: 4 million € in refugee support from the Romanian Orthodox Church
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Vasile Bănescu, the Romanian Patriarchate’s spokesperson, was invited to the Spiritual Reality show, broadcast by the Romanian Realitatea TV channel. The topic of the day was help offered by the…
Veneration of holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Mother of God and the Saints: Patriarch Theophilos
“Veneration of the holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Theotokos and the Saints,” explained Patriarch Theophilos on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Great Vespers and celebrated the Divine Liturgy…
Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian to hold patronal celebrations
Preparations are underway for the patronal celebrations of Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian. Father Ioan Bârgăoanu, Dean of Onești and parish priest of the “St Symeon the New Theologian” Church,…
The Week in Pictures: February 28 – March 6, 2022
At the beginning of Spring, Romania’s Orthodox Christians acted swiftly and offered support to the people fleeing the war in Ukraine. Please watch our Week in Pictures feature for the week between February 28 and…
Romanian Academy calls upon European Academies to cooperate on finding the premises for lasting peace
The Romanian Academy transmitted last week an Appeal to all European Academies to create a continental platform of scientific communication in order to find the premises for lasting peace. Full text: Appeal to the European…
Patriarch of Antioch: Great Lent is the Spring of souls yearning for the radiance of Christ
“Great Lent is the Spring of souls yearning for the radiance of Christ,” transmitted Patriarch John X of Antioch on Sunday in a message for the start of the Great Lent. “It is a Spring…