The Week in Pictures: November 7 – 13, 2022
Joy, faith, and hope are only a few of the emotions conveyed by our selection of this week’s pictures. Please see below some Orthodox photos captured between November 7 – 13, 2022. Last week’s most-liked…
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Nativity Fast begins: We bring #peaceonearth with a Christmas online campaign
Basilica.ro remains a companion for its readers and friends during the 2022 Nativity Fast with a social media Christmas campaign titled #peaceonearth. The theme was inspired by the angels who sang the first Christmas carol…
Patriarch Daniel: Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus – a dynamic and missionary shepherd
Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the funeral service of His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus, 12 November 2022: Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus…
French Saxophonist and Orthodox Priest Claude Delangle conferred with honorary doctorate from Iași Arts University
On November 3, the Orthodox priest Claude Delangle, one of the world’s finest soloists and saxophone instructors, was awarded the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa by the “George Enescu” National University of Arts in Iasi.…
Timișoara to host 2023 Int’l Meeting of Orthodox Youth after three-year hiatus
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to resume the series of International Meetings of Orthodox Youth after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting will be held in Timișoara,…
Romanian Metropolitan Cathedral in Paris marks triple anniversary: “Students are our predecessors here”
The patronal feast of the Romanian Metropolitan Cathedral in Paris, which is dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, was celebrated the previous weekend with an extended programme. The celebrations commemorated three anniversaries:…
Funeral of Archbishop Chrysostomos to be held on Saturday
The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church of Cyprus has set the funeral service of Archbishop Chrysostomos II for Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at the Cathedral of St. Barnabas in Nicosia. The Holy Synod met…
Bishop Varlaam at Radu Voda Monastery: It is possible to love our enemies. St Nectarios demonstrates it
“Loving our enemies, at least tolerating them, is possible,” the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești said on Wednesday at Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest. “This is what Saint Nectarios shows us about those who…
Suceava: 500th anniversary of monastery church built by son of St. Stephen the Great
On Sunday, November 6, faithful and hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited the monastery in Suceava to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the church’s consecration, the Archdiocese of Suceava reports. In 1514, Bogdan III,…
Transylvania Metropolitan meets with Israel’s Ambassador to Romania
His Eminence Metropolitan Laurenţiu of Transylvania received His Excellency Reuven Azar, the Ambassador of the State of Israel to Romania, at the metropolitan residence in Sibiu on Saturday, November 5. The diplomat acknowledged his pleasure…
Romanian priest in Nicosia remembers Archbishop Chrysostomos as “an Archbishop of action”
Father Petre Matei, the priest of the Romanian Orthodox community in Nicosia, shared with the Romanian audience the sad news of the repose of Archbishop Chrysostomos II whom he described as an active archbishop and…
The Week in Pictures: October 31 – November 6, 2022
From faraway Africa to autumnal Romania, Orthodox life calls us to prayer and Christian living. Please see below our Week in Pictures photo feature for the period October 31 – November 6, 2022. Last week’s…
Patriarch Daniel sends condolences after repose of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has expressed his deep sorrow over the repose of Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus. Patriarch Daniel sent “fraternal condolences” to the members of the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus and…
Head of Cyprus Church, Archbishop Chrysostomos, reposes in the Lord aged 81
The Primate of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Cyprus, His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II, reposed in the Lord Monday morning at 81 after a long battle with cancer. According to an announcement published on the…
First Thursday of November, the International Day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying
UNESCO member states declared the first Thursday of November, the International Day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying, recognizing that school-related violence in all its forms is an infringement of children and adolescents’…
It’s not too early to start thinking about the Nativity Fast
At the end of the Solemn Year of Prayer and the Commemorative Year of the Hesychast Saints, you have another opportunity to pray more, calm and recharge your soul with the words of the Holy…
Patriarch Daniel honoured with Metropolitan Gurie Grosu Order of the Metropolis of Bessarabia
His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia bestowed a newly instituted order of the Metropolis honouring its first primate Metropolitan Gurie Grosu upon His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel during a ceremony held at the Patriarchal Palace on…
Social work leaders from the Romanian Patriarchate gather in Iași: What’s on the agenda
Representatives of the charitable organizations founded by the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate have gathered in Iași, Romania, for the General Assembly of the Filantropia Federation. The meeting is held between October 31 and November…