Basilica News Agency wishes you a Happy New Year!
As the year reaches its end, Chosen wishes we extend, We convey them with great cheer, As an ancient souvenir: The New Year that we expect May it come joyfully decked! May your home be…
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The Feast of St Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana
Pious Nicodemus was of Macedo-Romanian origin. He was born in Prilep, in the South of Serbia, about 1320, being related to the ruler prince of Wallachia Nicolae Alexandru Basarab (1352-1364) and to Saint knyaz Lazarus…
The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate has been consolidated and restored
The Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate will soon be open to the public. There will be a museum and a tourist information point in the recently rehabilitated building. A press conference has been organized on…
The Mother of God is the lively icon of the Church
On the second day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God. On this day, the Romanian Orthodox Church also remembers St Pious Nicodemus the Sanctified of Tismana…
The Feast of the Nativity of the Lord at the Romanian Patriarchate
The Orthodox Church celebrates each year on December 25th the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, commonly known as Christmas. On this great feast day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian…
Patriarch Daniel offered gifts to the children of the Social Centre “Patriarch Justinian Marina”
In anticipation of the feast of the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Romanian Patriarch Daniel visited the children of the Patriarch Justinian Social Centre and offered them different gifts. The children interpreted several Christmas…
Patriarchal Blessing for the patients of “St Nektarios” Palliative Care Centre
The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited on Wednesday, 23 December 2015, St Nektarios Palliative Care Centre in Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel met 28 patients of the Care Centre. His Beatitude discussed with…
Irenical letter of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed to the Patriarch of Romania
Your Beatitude and Most Holy Daniel, Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Wallachia and Patriarch of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Romania, our dearly beloved and cherished brother and concelebrant in Christ, we embrace Your venerable…
Irenical letter on the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord
Bucharest, Nativity of the Lord 2015 “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will among mankind!” (Luke 2:14) God eternally alive becomes a mortal Man in order to give eternal life…
A Christmas Joy for the children of the St. Macrina Social Center in Bucharest
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, visited on Tuesday, 22 December 2015, the children of the St Macrina Social Center in Bucharest. The children carolled and then offered His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
Carollers at the Romanian Patriarch
The young members of the Association “Students for life” and of the Choir of the Basilica Travel Pilgrimage Center sang carols to the Romanian Patriarch on Monday evening, 21 December 2015. The event took place…
The Peace of God Conveyed to People – Pastoral Letter – Christmas 2015
† DANIEL By the grace of God Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, Locum tenens of the Throne of Caesarea of Cappadocia and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church To the venerable monastic…
The Patriarch of Romania re-consecrated St Catherine Church in Bucharest
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, re-consecrated on Saturday, 19 December 2015, St Catherine Church in Bucharest, which serves as a University Chapel for the students of the Faculty of Orthodox Theology. The Chapel of…
Saint Pious Daniil the Hermit
Pious Daniil was born in a village not far from Rădăuţi, to righteous parents, being baptised with the name of Demetrius. Having loved spiritual life, when he was 16 years old, he left his parents’…
A new reliquary for the relics of St. Nicodimos of Tismana
The Patriarch of Romania blessed on Thursday, 17 december 2015, a new reliquary in which the relics of St. Pious Nicodimos the Sanctified, from Tismana Monastery were laid. The service was officiated in the Parakklession…
Te Deum on the Name Day of the Patriarch of Romania
On 17 December 2015, the celebration day of Saint Daniel the Prophet and the name day of the Patriarch of Romania, a Te Deum service was celebrated in the Patriarchal Cathedral at the end of…
The Romanian Patriarch celebrated his name day by prayer
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrated his name day, on Thursday, 17 December 2015, on the feast day of St Daniel the Prophet. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral On this occasion, the Patriarch of…
The Light and the Peace of Bethlehem
Christmas carols represent the liveliest expression of the tradition of the Romanian people through which the mystery of God’s love towards humankind shown in Jesus Christ is poetically presented. In the Romanian tradition, carols are…