The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the holy relics of Saint Spyridon will be brought from Corfu to Bucharest on Saturday, October 12, 2019. Communique: Relics of St Spyridon to come to Bucharest A delegation…
Hundreds of believers attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in Romanian language last week at the Blachernae Church in Constantinople where St Andrew the Fool for Christ witnessed the Theotokos entering the church, surrounded by angels…
Archaeological excavations uncover vast Bronze Age city, one of the first and largest of the ancient Near East, as well as a temple. A vast city dating from 5,000 years ago was uncovered during extensive…
From 14 October 2019, The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 75 years since the liberation of Northern Transylvania. Obverse: two sides of the…
This week’s selection of photos brings children, hierarchs and heroes together.
Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. In 2019, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with…
The Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași, Romania has entered a new era of its existence. After 30 years of extensive consolidation and restoration work, the church, dedicated to St. Parascheva, the Presentation of the Lord, and…
His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All Greece celebrates on 04 October 2019 his 38th anniversary of episcopal consecration. His Beatitude Hieronymos II born Ioannis Liapis in Oinofyta, Boeotia, in 1938, is a graduate…
The agenda of events for 2020 and the possibilities to enhance cooperation were discussed, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, at a meeting between CROCEU and EPP representatives, in Brussels. Mr. Romain Srasser, Head of the Intercultural and…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered at the patriarchal residence for a working session on Monday, Sept. 30, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Romanian hierarchs resolved to organize…
The First Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 18th Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission on the Theological Dialogue between the Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church was held in Tirana, Albania,…
Our collection of photos from the Orthodox world covering a variety of topics from church feasts, youth ministry programs, street art and many more.
Archbishop Makarios of Australia awarded Metropolitan Stephanos of Tallinn and All Estonia the highest distinction of the Archdiocese of Australia, the Golden Cross of St. Andrew the Apostle with the Star. The award ceremony took…
The 7th issue of ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine of the Basilica News Agency is now available for download. Containing a summary of the religious events in the entire Orthodox world, ‘The Good to Know’…
As the holy Orthodox Church celebrated the feast of the great 20th-century elder St. Silouan the Athonite on September 24, a site of his holy labors was reopened and consecrated on Mt. Athos, Orthochristian reports.…
Thirty eight hierarchs assembled at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Monday to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and attend the Te Deum service marking the 12th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
On Monday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his 12th anniversary at the helm of the Romanian Orthodox Church. This is the official celebration of Patriarch Daniel or the Patriarch of the National Cathedral as many…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Thursday blessed the footbridge that facilitates the access of tourists and believers to Snagov Monastery, the oldest monastic settlement in the Archdiocese of Bucharest. The footbridge was initially inaugurated by…