His Holiness Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II chose today, when the Georgian Church is celebrating its greatly-beloved feast of the martyrdom of St. George, to make an historic announcement. Shortly before celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the…
In his Tuesday homily delivered at the Divine Liturgy, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged the faithful to follow the example offered by the Mother of God as for the preparation to receive Christ in their…
On Monday, hundreds of believers from all across Romania attended the celebrations of Saint Gregory the Decapolite at Bistrița Monastery, where his holy relics are kept. On this occasion, eleven Romanian hierarchs concelebrated at the…
With the blessing of the Holy Synod, the Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate has recently published a brochure On the Holy and Great Council of Crete – Questions and Answers. The volume includes…
As a sign of sympathy to those seriously affected by the torrential rainfall in Attica region, near Athens, Greece, and by the flash flooding, which killed at least 16 people, and injured more than 20…
Thursday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed His Excellency the Ambassador of Georgia in Romania Mr Nikoloz Nikolozishvili at his patriarchal residence. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel pointed to…
On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, visited Saint Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest. His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, welcomed the Georgian delegation at the monastery. The…
On Thursday, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, opened the photography exhibition entitled Temples and Synagogues in Romania: Jewish, national and universal heritage, organized at the Europa Christiana Hall of the Palace…
On the feast day of St John Chrysostom, November 13, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the National Cathedral Chapel. Numerous believers attended the patronal feast…
BUCHAREST (AFP) – A bit bruised but still standing, old Orthodox churches can be found around Bucharest, having escaped the frenzied demolition of the Romanian capital in the 1980s ordered by ex-communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. At least…