Antiochian Patriarchate responds to reports about kidnapped bishops
The Antiochian Orthodox Church has issued an official statement on the recent reports concerning the fate of the two missing Syrian bishops, Boulos Yazigi, Antiochian Orthodox Metropolitan of Aleppo and Alexandretta and brother of Orthodox…
Record number of pro-lifers march for the right to life for preborn babies
Thousands of pro-life campaigners marched in Denver and Chicago calling for an end to abortion. The marches are part of a nationwide effort to draw attention to the more than 600,000 abortion procedures carried out in the…
Patriarch Ilia becomes Godfather to another 500+ children in 62nd Mass Baptism
His Holiness Patriarch-Catholicos Ilia II of Georgia became the Godfather to another 521 children on Tuesday, January 14, reports Interpress News, quoted by OrthoChristian. Since January 2008, His Holiness Catholics-Patriarch Ilia II has been holding several…
Over 9,000 Churches, Christian Buildings Attacked in Past Year: Open Doors
Leading Christian persecution watchdog nongovernmental organization Open Doors USA released it’s 2020 World Watch List Wednesday, an influential annual data report that this year highlights a drastic increase in attacks against Christian buildings and the imprisonment…
2019 – Year in pictures: This is how The Good to Know was seen on Basilica.ro
At the Basilica News Agency, we strongly believe that good and beauty can change the world, as Dostoevsky said. Hence our motto, “The Good to Know.” Of the thousands of frames captured in 2019, the…
Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas: ROYA Winter Camp
“How good and how pleasant it is for brothers to dwell together in unity” (Psalm 133), a fitting quote for this year’s ROYA winter camp which took place from December 26th, 2019 to January 1st,…
Children recite Eminescu poems in foreign languages at Bellu Cemetery on Romania’s culture day
Several students from the International School of Bucharest on Wednesday went to Bellu Cemetery on Romania’s Culture Day to honour the national poet Mihai Eminescu by reciting his writings in several languages. Mihai Eminescu, born…
Concert of Orthodox Church Music in Brussels
The Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions and Les Grands Heures de la Cambre invite you to the classical music concert “La spiritualité roumaine dans la création musicale religieuse” by the Nicolae Lungu Choir…
Bulgarian Church to celebrate 800th anniversary of Ivanovo rock-hewn churches
The Bulgarian Orthodox Church is preparing to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the rock-hewn churches in Ivanovo, in the north-central Ruse Province, this year and next. His Eminence Metropolitan Naum of Ruse met with the…
Romanian Patriarch meets with representatives of Orthodox Students Association
The Patriarch of Romania on January 12, 2020, welcomed the representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) following a meeting of the association’s national council held at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in…
Holy Bible, writings of Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae among most wanted books published by Romanian Patriarchate
The Synodal edition of the Holy Bible and the writings and translations of Fr. Dumitru Stăniloae are among the most wanted books published by the Publishing Houses of the Romanian Patriarchate in the past years.…
Romanian Metropolitan of Bessarabia condemns removal of crucifix from Moldovan Ministry of Internal Affairs building
On September 15, a crucifix was installed on the wall in the Ministry of Internal Affairs building in Chișinău, Republic of Moldova. The ceremony was attended by then-Interior Minister Andrei Năstase, His Eminence Metropolitan Vladimir…
Recently discovered star carries name of Romanian city
Astronomer Ciprian Vîntdevară, who works at the Vasile Pârvan Astronomic Observatory in Bârlad has discovered a Delta Scuti variable star, which now carries the name of the eastern Romania city. The star, which has been…
Brooklyn street renamed in honor of Orthodox priest
The City Council of New York approved the renaming of a number of streets and public places at its meeting on December 19. Among the honorees is Archpriest Paul Schneirla (+ 2014), who served as…
The Week in Pictures: January 6 – 12, 2020
The best images from the Orthodox feast day of Theophany. Religious services are being held as well as blessing of water ceremonies at lakes, rivers and seafronts, to celebrate baptism of Jesus. Follow us on…
