“Through all its component elements, the National Cathedral can be considered an open book of Orthodox theology, written in stone, colour, and light, which calls to prayer and holy communion,” emphasised His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
The consecration of the National Cathedral’s iconography has sparked a wave of reactions and online shares. On the Facebook page of Basilica News Agency alone, posts dedicated to the event garnered millions of views –…
“A monument of our Romanian Orthodox unity and identity, of national dignity and the crowning of our people’s centuries-long efforts – the National Cathedral will be for our people a symbol and an anchor,” emphasised…
Father John Parker is the Dean of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Seminary in South Canaan, Pennsylvania – the oldest Orthodox theological institution in North America. After nearly three decades of ministry and of forming young people…
The Day of the Military Clergy in Romania was celebrated on Thursday at the National Cathedral with a Te Deum service officiated by His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești. The event was attended…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas met last week with Rev. Associate Professor Dr Cezar-Paul Hârlăoanu, Dean of the “Dumitru Stăniloae” Faculty of Orthodox Theology at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași, to discuss…
Next year will mark 14 centuries since the composition of the first and most beautiful Akathist Hymn in history, most likely written by Saint Romanos the Melodist and sung during a critical moment in the…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Patriarch Daniel met on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of Romania at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest. The two Church leaders were welcomed by the head of government in the…
The Austrian Embassy in Bucharest has sent a message of congratulations to the Romanian people on the occasion of the consecration of the mosaic iconography of the National Cathedral, also highlighting the contribution of Austrian…
During a solemn Holy Synod session on Tuesday marking the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and 140 years of autocephaly, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I urged the Romanian Orthodox Church to continue working for the unity…