The Week in Pictures: July 5-11, 2021
Please see below our selection of photos for July 5-11, 2021: a photographic journey throughout the Orthodox world. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basilica…
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Abbot of “St Demetrios the New” Monastery in Middletown to speak at the ROYA 2021 Summer Retreat
The Romanian Orthodox Youth of Americas (ROYA) organizes between July 30 and August 2 the ROYA 2021 Summer Retreat. Protosincellus Ieremia Berbec, Abbot of “St Demetrios the New” Monastery in Middletown, New York, will speak…
Buzău Archdiocese publishes first sign language prayer book
For the first time ever, an Orthodox prayer book in Romanian sign language has been published. The book includes the Trisagion Prayers, the Jesus Prayer, and the Prayers Before Holy Communion, translated by Fr. Ionuț…
Bishop Varlaam on Panagia Prodromitissa’s feast: From the saints we have relics, from the Mother of God we have wonderworking icons
The day of commemoration of the holy icon of the Mother of God called “Prodromitissa” or “Forerunneress” is the summer patronal feast of the Chapel of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The chapel has, for…
The relics of Saint Demetrius the New have been protecting Bucharest for 247 years
July 13, 2021, marks 247 years since the holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, the most valuable treasure of the Patriarchal Cathedral, were brought to Bucharest. How did the relics of St. Demetrius arrive…
HG Bishop Damaschin blesses the first monument to anti-communist Resistance in Bucovina
His Grace Damaschin of Dorna, Auxiliary Bishop to the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți, blessed on Thursday the first monument commemorating the anti-communist Resistance in Bukovina. It is located in Vicovu de Jos, on the…
Bp. Lucian prays for foresters: Man-made imbalance makes us witness extreme phenomena
The Bishop of Caransebeș officiated on Tuesday a Te Deum and a commemoration service for the foresters in Romania’s Caraș-Severin county. As the offices were held in a church founded by a forester, the hierarch…
6 interesting little-known things about the Romanian Saints
The Romanian Orthodox Church, by the decision of the Holy Synod in 1992, set aside the second Sunday after Pentecost as a special day for the commemoration of all Romanian Saints. “The known and the…
Take a 360° virtual tour of Warsaw’s Orthodox Cathedral
Thanks to a new presentation on the official site of the Polish Orthodox Church, Orthodox faithful from around the world can easily tour the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene in Warsaw. The…
Beautiful Wooden Romanian Church under construction outside New York (Video)
“In only a short scenic drive from the New York Metropolitan area, the heart and soul of Romania waits.” In Long Valley, New Jersey, in a field next to the existing Life-Giving Fountain Romanian Orthodox…
The peace message of religion awarded in Oslo: Father Ioan Sauca to receive the Bridge Builder Award
The Norwegian “14th of August” Committee announced on Friday at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo that it will award three international religious leaders for building bridges across religions. One of them is Father Ioan…
The Romanian Orthodox Church has glorified 152 saints so far. Patriarch Daniel explains the canonization process
One hundred and fifty-two Romanian saints are interceding for us in heaven, before God. The Romanian Orthodox Church has canonized these Saints during a period of seventy years. On the second Sunday after Pentecost (Synaxis…
The Week in Pictures: June 28 – July 4, 2021
Snapshots of Orthodox life in Europe, America and Africa, captured by amateur and professional photographers: Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro)…
Orthodox Bishops in Germany stress importance of Eucharist during Covid-19 crisis
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Germany (OBKD) at its 22nd meeting stressed the importance of the Holy Eucharist during the Covid-19 crisis. The meeting took place on June 23, 2021, in Cologne, at…
80 years from the deportation of the Romanians from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
The first wave of deportations from Soviet-occupied Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina started on the night of June 12, 1941. Romanians were the nationality with the greatest number of victims among those deported to Siberia and…
President of Malta welcomes Romanian Bishop at San Anton Palace
His Excellency George Vella, President of Malta, welcomed His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, at San Anton Palace on Monday, June 28. The meeting was attended by:…
Cluj Metropolitan meets Romania’s next ambassador to the United States of America
Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj met with the next Romanian Ambassador to the United States of America, Andrei Muraru, at the metropolitan residence in Cluj-Napoca, on June 25, 2021. The Metropolitan congratulated Andrei Muraru and wished…
Orthodox chapel consecrated at Iași International Airport
The Orthodox chapel of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Tishbite at Iași International Airport was consecrated on Tuesday. The blessing service was celebrated by His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina of the Romanian…