The Week in Pictures: June 22 – 28, 2020
The Nativity of St John the Baptist and the National Flag Day were the most representative feasts of last week, June 22 -28, 2020. Please find below a selection of pictures from the Orthodox world.…
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The Romanian Cultural Institute in New York livestreams the best shows of the National Theater of Bucharest
The best shows of Bucharest’s “I.L. Caragiale” National Theater (TNB) will be live-streamed on the Facebook page of the Romanian Cultural Institute in New York (RCINY). The project has been named Digital Stage. This Saturday,…
Romania | Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians to be observed on the feast day of the Brâncoveanu Martyrs
Romania’s Chamber of Deputies established on Wednesday the National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians. It will be observed on August 16, when the Romanian Orthodox Church commemorates Prince Constantine Brâncoveanu, his sons and…
Archaeologists search for St Vlas’ tomb in Sivas, Turkey
Archaeologists dig for St Vlas’ tomb in Turkey. He was the Bishop of Sebasta in the IVth century and a martyr for Christ during the persecutions of emperors Diocletian and Licinius. In the Turkish province…
The Week in Pictures: June 15 – 21, 2020
Romanians commemorated their national poet Mihai Eminescu, who passed away 131 years ago. Please find below our selection of photos taken in the Orthodox world between June 15 and 21, 2020. Our most appreciated article…
June 23 | Solidarity with vulnerable families on the International Widows’ Day
The United Nations (UN) has established the International Widows’ Day in 2011 to raise awareness on the need of suport for women who lost their life partner and with their children. The absence of the…
Romanian monasteries to hold 100-Mile procession with relics in the Archdiocese of Bucharest
Căldărușani and Sitaru Monasteries, together with the Deanery of Ilfov Nord outside of Bucharest, are organizing a procession on Saturday with the relics of St. Gregory The Teacher, Metropolitan of Wallachia, and St. Artemius, and…
Byzanfest Orthodox Film Festival 2020 is open for submissions
Christian Orthodox filmmakers from all over the world can submit their short and feature-length films to the fifth edition of Byzanfest Orthodox Film Festival. The competition accepts films made in the Orthodox ethos. The productions…
The Week in Pictures: June 8 – 14, 2020
The joy of Orthodox life captured in pictures from the patronal feast of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate until the All Saints Sunday. Please see below our selection of photos made between…
REPORT. Romanian Patriarchate offers support of over 4.3 million Euros during Covid-19 crisis
According to a new report issued by the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Patriarchal Administration, the Church has donated over 4.3 million Euros (20,896,872 Romanian Lei) to the socially vulnerable and the medical institutions affected by…