Romania Patriarch laments ‘cruelest expression of dehumanizing violence’ of Sri Lanka attack
The Patriarch of Romania denounced the ‘cruelest expression of dehumanizing violence and alienation from God’ of the Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as Catholics celebrate Easter by lamenting the bloodshed and…
Patriarch Daniel: We took the profession of faith out of church walls and showed it publicly to the city
‘We took the profession of our faith out of church walls and showed it publicly to the city,’ the Patriarch of Romania told the people gathered on the Patriarchate’s Hill in Bucharest at the conclusion…
Basilica photos: Selection of pictures from this year’s Bucharest Palm Sunday procession
Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. Foto credit:…
Thousands flood Bucharest to remember Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem: VIDEO
Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. The worshipers…
‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: April 2019
If you haven’t managed to follow Basilica.ro on social platforms lately because you decided to fast from social media, we warmheartedly congratulate you and provide you with a summary of the most important religious events…
Primates of Orthodox Churches in Middle East release statement following meeting in Cyprus
Four Primates of Autocephalous Orthodox Churches in the Middle East met at the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Cyprus in Nicosia where they discussed inter-Orthodox topics on Thursday, April 18, 2019. The conclusions of the…
Preparations for sanctification of Holy Chrism in Bucharest
Preparations are made for the sanctification of the Holy Chrism in the Romanian Orthodox Church next week. This celebration takes place approximately once every ten years, when the reserve of Holy Chrism nears depletion, in…
Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas Radio station celebrates 21st anniversary
On Wednesday, April 17, the Romanian Patriarchate’s official Radio station celebrated its 21st anniversary, remembering their first radio broadcast on Good Friday in 1998. 92,7 FM frequency became Trinitas Radio in 1998 with their first…
Liturgy of the neighbour: Addiction therapy centre inaugurated at Monastery
The Life-Giving Spring Centre for addiction therapy was inaugurated at the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Tisa-Silvestri in northeast Romania on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The centre, intended for treatment of both alcohol and drug addictions,…
The best pictures from the Bucharest Palm Sunday Procession over the past eight years
In Romania, the Palm Sunday Procession dates back to the interwar period, but was banned by the communists in 1948. The traditional procession restarted in 2008 with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Pointing…
In pictures: Divine Liturgy celebrated at tallest wooden church in Europe
His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramures and Satmar on Sunday, April 14, 2019, presided over the Divine Liturgy at Săpânţa-Peri Monastery, whose wooden church is the tallest in Europe. The 78-metre high tower of the…
NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to the Completion of the Great Union – Henri Mathias Berthelot
Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 22 April 2019, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver…
Bas-relief of St. Stephen the Great vandalized in Suceava just months after restoration
A bas-relief sculpture of one of Romania’s most beloved saints was vandalized recently in Suceava, Romania. The image of St. Stephen the Great, the 15th-century ruler of Moldova who defended the state against Ottoman invasion, was…
The new Metropolitan of Glyfada has been enthroned
In the presence of many people, the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Glyfada, Antonios, took place today, Tuesday, April 16, Romfea News reports. The Metropolitan arrived in the courtyard of the Holy Metropolitan Church…
Ecumenical Patriarch: Notre-Dame is not just a cathedral, it is the symbol of common ideals of humanity
In a letter of compassion sent to the President of France Emmanuel Macron following the fire that broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said that ‘it is not just a Cathedral, but…
