The hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church came together for the first working session of the Holy Synod on Thursday, after asking for God’s help and inspiration during a Te Deum service officiated at St…
The members of the National Church Council met Tuesday, February 19, 2019, for the annual working session at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The NCC members…
Photographs of inhabitants of rural Romania are set to go on display in Bucharest as a new exhibition, titled The Portrait of the Romanian Village to highlight this year’s specific theme given by the Holy…
The first issue of ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine of the Basilica News Agency is now available for download. This project initially started in 2017 was named ‘The Basilica monthly review,’ and was published…
This year, Great Lent begins on March 11. Because we are caught up in the agitation of everyday life, we often do not reflect on this Lenten season. Only a few days before Lent we…
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești on Wednesday urged theology students to use their study time in order to ‘ennoble their mind and soul.’ His Grace Bishop Varlaam presided over the Divine Liturgy at…
A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.
The Romanian Academy and the Romanian Patriarchate organized on Thursday, January 24, 2019, a scientific communication session at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Principalities of Moldavia…
Following a Te Deum thanksgiving service officiated on Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, the Patriarch of Romania and President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers to the memorial of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as a…