Photo report: Orthodox monastic tonsure
The person who enters the monastery and wishes to become a monastic must first go through two stages: the novitiate and the rasophoria. The novitiate is a trial period, in which the brother or sister…
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Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America: Archbishop Elpidophoros Convenes First Ever Monastic Assembly
Archbishop Elpidophoros convened the first ever Monastic Assembly of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese in the US to promote the value and importance of monasticism in the Orthodox Christian tradition and the spiritual life of the…
Patriarch Bartholomew: Divine Eucharist and Monasticism are “eschatological antibodies” that defended the Church from secularization
To the Most Reverend Archbishop of America Elpidophoros, most-honorable Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, beloved brother in the Holy Spirit and co-celebrant of our modesty, grace to your eminence and peace from God.…
23 September: International Day of Sign Languages
International Day of Sign Languages (IDSL) is celebrated annually across the world on 23 September every year. According to the World Federation of the Deaf, there are approximately 72 million deaf people worldwide. More than 80%…
Georgian Patriarch Ilia II receives new PM Giorgi Gakharia
One week after officially taking over as Georgia’s new Prime Minister, Giorgi Gakharia met with the Georgian Patriarch Ilia II at the Patriarchate in Tbilisi. His Beatitude Patriarch Ilia blessed the PM and wished him…
Patriarch Daniel re-consecrates Bucharest church where ‘village and city gather in joy of communion’
The Patriarch of Romania on Sunday officiated the re-consecration of a church in the Aparatorii Patriei neighbourhood in Bucharest, saying that in that place ‘the village and the city gather in the joy of communion.’…
2019 International Day of Peace Theme: “Climate Action for Peace”
The International Day of Peace was established in 1981 by the United Nations General Assembly. Two decades later, in 2001, the General Assembly unanimously voted to designate the Day as a period of non-violence and cease-fire. 2019 Theme:…
Hollywood star Jonathan Jackson joins fundraising campaign for Romanian Orthodox monastery in Ireland
Jonathan Jackson calls for funds to be raised for the Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Shannonbridge, Ireland. In a video message on Facebook, the Holywood star expressed his appreciation for the initiative of establishing a monastic…
Bucharest celebrates 560 years since first documentary attestation
The Bucharest City Hall (PMB) organizes on 21 and 22 September two events dedicated to the anniversary of 560 years since the first documentary attestation of Bucharest, namely “iCeleBrate my city” and “iMapp Bucharest.” According…
Metropolis of Cluj to open Orthodox school in Bistrita
The Metropolis of Cluj, Maramures, and Salaj has begun the renovation of an old music school in Bistrita. The building will be the home of a new social-educational centre in honour of Grigore Pletosu, the…
90,000 Orthodox Catechisms distributed in Hunedoara. Bishop Gurie’s soul project to continue in 2020
Each Orthodox family from Hunedoara County has received a Catechism on the Orthodox Faith free of charge from the local Bishop Gurie as part of his ‘soul project’ titled ‘Let us know our faith.’ More…
Firefighter-turned-priest Dorin Giurgiu: I have never felt my life endangered
He was a volunteer firefighter before being ordained to the priesthood and sees a very close connection between the two missions. He says he never feared the flames, being always protected and strengthened by God,…
Russian TV series on St. Matrona available with english subtitles on YouTube
The Blessed Saint Matrona is one of the most beloved Muscovite saints, who lived and worked miracles in our times, and her story and relics are cherished by all Russians. Now, English speakers can be glad to hear…
The Week in Pictures: September 9-15, 2019
A collection of pictures in news, culture and spirituality taken around the Orthodox world.
Basilica.ro Exhibition on Romanian Village to be launched in Sweden this October
The Basilica.ro photo exhibition titled ‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’ will be opened at the Romanian Cultural Institute in Stockholm this October. The event is organised by the Basilica News Agency, in cooperation with…
NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to 140 years since the founding of Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society
The National Bank of Romania put into circulation, on Septembre 18, 2019, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 140 years since the founding of Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society. The coin has the following characteristics: Face…
Romanian Patriarchate sets date for sainthood ceremony for Bishop Dionysius Erhan
Bishop Dionysius Erhan, one of the most outstanding church personalities from Bessarabia in the first half of the 20th century, will be proclaimed a Saint by Patriarch Daniel and other Romanian hierarchs in a canonization…
Patriarch Bartholomew meets with Pope Francis
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople met with Pope Francis on Tuesday, Vatican News reports. The meeting between the Pope and the Patriarch was held in “a fraternal atmosphere”, according to a communiqué from the Holy…