Bishop Nektarios of Arsinoe was elected Metropolitan of Kition by the Holy Synod of the Church of Cyprus, Romfea News reports. Metropolitan Nektarios of Kition was born in Larnaca on January 15, 1969. He studied theology…
To honour the performance of a great tennis player and, particularly, the victory at Wimbledon on July 13th, 2019, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation, on Friday 26th, this year, the postage stamps issue “Simona Halep, the Romanian tennis ambassador”, compound…
The Romanian Patriarchate expresses sincere compassion and solidarity over the sorrow of the family of teen Alexandra Măceșanu, the victim of a kidnaping that has strongly outraged Romanian society these days. Waiting for the exact…
The enthronement of the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain, Nikitas, took place on Saturday, July 27, Romfea News reports. The enthronement ceremony took place in the historic Hagia Sophia Cathedral in London, in…
The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem, Chaired by Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, at its 110th Meeting of July 12/25, 2019, unanimously lifted the degradation of Monk Eirinaios and restored Him to the…
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Friday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at one of Constantinople’s churches founded by Ruler Prince Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu in 1692. The Church is dedicated to the glorious Virgin-Martyr Saint Paraskevi…
The Orthodox Church has taught for 2,000 years that abortion is murder. Unfortunately, this great sin is nevertheless common in many Orthodox countries. As part of its ongoing fight against this genocide, the Holy Synod…
The June-July 2019 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’ online…
The Enthronement and installation ceremony of the new Archbishop of Thyateira and Great Britain Nikitas, will take place on Saturday 27th of July, at the Cathedral of the Holy Wisdom, Romfea News reports. It is…
A new church in honor of one of the 20th century’s great Holy Hierarchs is set to be built in the Sofia, according to a report prepared by Mayor Dimitar Dimov, reports Orthochristian who cites stolica.bg.…
On Monday, July 22, 2019, the faithful of the city of Kakanda welcomed Bishop Meletios of Katanga, with great enthusiasm. The Metropolitan and his escort arrived at the land donated to the Metropolis by the…
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C. is under the protection of two great saints named John, and now it will enjoy the protection of a third. The church was…
Established in 2014, Byzanfest is the world’s first and only online festival that screens short-films made by Eastern Orthodox Christian filmmakers. The Festival goes live from Sunday 21st July until 4th August 2019, running concurrently…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrates on Monday, 22 July 2019, his 68th birthday. He was born on 22 July 1951, to parents Alexe and Stela Ciobotea, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, county of…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Saturday, July 20, 2019 opened the ‘Metropolitan Nifon’ House of the Cultural & Social Centre of Saint Callinicus at Cernica Monastery. After celebrating the Divine Liturgy at the monastery’s St…
After receiving the highest distinction of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Wimbledon 2019 Champion Simona Halep spoke about her devotion to the Mother of God in an exclusive interview with Basilica.ro. The tennis player confessed that…
On Monday, July 22, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church will celebrate his 68th birthday. On this occasion, following the working sessions of the Standing Councils of the Bucharest Archdiocese and…
The number of babies dying before they reach a year old has halved on average across all EU member states in the last two decades, according to new figures, Euronews reports. Data released by Eurostat…