Aurelian Iftimiu

Cultural tour of 160 wooden Orthodox churches launches in Romania

A tourist-cultural route of wooden churches in Romania was officially launched on Tuesday, October 27, at an event dedicated to the protection and cultural valorization of the historical monument of the wooden church in Valea Crișului, Bihor County. The event was attended by representatives of the local public administrations registered in the cultural route and…

Oct 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: All night vigil in honour of Saint Parascheva at the Patriarchal Cathedral 2020

His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova officiated the all-night vigil in honour of Saint Parascheva the New at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Tuesday, October 13, 2020. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Oct 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Feast of St Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher at the Romanian Patriarchate 2020

Marking the feast day of Saint Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher, Oct. 26, 2020, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, chief secretary of the Holy Synod, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest.  Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos  

Oct 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

First Divine Liturgy opening this year’s celebrations of St Demetrios: Photo Gallery

On Sunday, October 25, 2020, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar next to the Patriarchal Cathedral marking the beginning of the celebrations dedicated to Bucharest’s Protector Saint Demetrios the New. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Oct 29, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on Feast of St Demetrios the New: God works delicately through His Saints, but “cannot be mocked”!

During his sermon on Tuesday, Patriarch Daniel referred to two aspects of God’s presence and work in the world through Saint Demetrios the New: on the one hand, the delicacy and the miraculous help offered to the believers, on the other hand, the ‘bitter medicine’ administered to people for correction. The Patriarch of Romania highlighted…

Oct 28, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Varlaam reminds that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world

At the all-night vigil service held in honour of St. Demetrios the Myrrh-gusher, a great martyr of the 4th century, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti spoke about the current persecutions against Christians and stressed that Christianity is the most persecuted religion in the world. “Usually when we talk about persecution we refer to…

Oct 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of Saint Demetrios the New placed for veneration outside Patriarchal Cathedral for three-day celebration

Marking the beginning of a three-day celebration in honour of Bucharest’s Patron Saint, four priests led by a bishop carried the relics of Saint Demetrios the New outside the patriarchal cathedral during a small procession on Sunday morning. The reliquary was placed in a baldachin next to the cathedral where pilgrims from Bucharest are expected…

Oct 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

For 5 years on social media: Five good reasons to follow us, one reason you should not

On October 20, 2015, the Basilica News Agency joined Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. A bit late, indeed. But we made up for it. We have tens of reasons to invite you to join the Basilica.ro community. We’ve chosen only five reasons, hoping to be sufficient. If you’re not convinced, please write to us, wherever you…

Oct 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Calinic calls human trafficking the ‘handcuffing in which others throw the weak, killing the soul’

During his Sunday homily, the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti referred to human trafficking, calling it ‘an outrageous sin that cries to heaven,’ adding that it leads to spiritual death. ‘Spiritual death comes too often from the handcuffing in which other people throw away the weak. They steal their identity, present and future. They rob…

Oct 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Athonite Chef Epiphanios of Mylopotamos: I would be happy to cook for the Patriarch of Romania (EN / GR)

In addition to many lay personalities, the Chef of Mount Athos has so far cooked for four Primates of Orthodox Autocephalous Churches including Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Antioch and Russia. In an exclusive interview with the Basilica News Agency marking the International Chefs’ Day (October 20), Father Epiphanios of the Mylopotamos…

Oct 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

European Anti-trafficking Day: The vulnerable man next to you is the priority here and now, says bishop Damaschin

European Day Against Trafficking in Human Beings is “a day of gratitude, awareness and memory,” His Grace Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna said on Saturday in a message urging everyone to be more present, more attentive to what is happening to their neighbour. “We are all responsible,” he wrote. “The Church supports, in word, action…

Oct 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu