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The Patriarch of Romania: ”While forgiving others human being’s humbleness and inner freedom are cultivated”

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania urged the Orthodox Christians to be forgiving, showing that, as Christ taught us, “forgiveness is the good beginning of the Lent”. “While forgiving others the inner humbleness and freedom of the human being willing to live in the merciful love of God are cultivated”, His Beatitude also said. The…

Mar 13, 2016basilica.ro

American Orthodox Students Visit Romania

His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, met Wednesday, March 8, 2016, a group of 11 American Orthodox students, led by Rev. Fr. Robert Miclean, rector of the Holy Archangels Church in Maryland, USA, who came to Valea Plopului town (Valley of the Poplar), Prahova County, for volunteering. The young students are…

Mar 9, 2016basilica.ro

Romanian President visits the Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate to Jerusalem

His Excellency Romanian President Mr Klaus Iohannis and his wife, Carmen Iohannis, visited on Tuesday, 8 March 2016, the Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate to Jerusalem. The Romanian President and his delegation were encountered by the V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, Superior of the Romanian Settlements in the Holy Land, together with the members of…

Mar 8, 2016basilica.ro

Serbian Patriarch Irinej on first canonical visit to Australia

For the first time since his election as Head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (2010), His Beatitude Irinej is undertaking a canonical visit, from 02 to 13 March 2016, to the Serbian Diocese of Australia and New Zeeland. The agenda includes visits and services at the most important churches of the Serbian Orthodox communities in…

Mar 8, 2016basilica.ro

The belt of the Mother of God will be brought in the Archdiocese of Sibiu

The belt of the Mother of God will be brought from the Metropolis of Volos, Greece, to the Archdiocese of Sibiu, during 21 to 25 March 2016, with the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and His Eminence Laurenţiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania. The faithful of the Archdioceseof Sibiuwill have the…

Mar 8, 2016basilica.ro

Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zeeland visits the Diocese of Maramureş and Sătmar

His Grace Mihail, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zeeland, has paid a four-day visit (4-7 March 2016) in the Diocese of Maramureş and Sătmar, on the invitation of His Grace Iustin of Sighet, Assistant Hierarch to the Diocese. During his stay, Bishop Mihail met His Eminence Hon Archbishop Justinian at the headquarters of…

Mar 8, 2016basilica.ro

Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte pays an official visit to Moscow

His Beatitude Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria, is currently paying an official visit to Moscow, upon the invitation of the Russian Patriarch Kirill and of professor Valery Arkadyevich Alekseyev, president of the International Foundation for the Unity of the Orthodox Peoples, according to the official website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. The purpose of this five-days…

Mar 7, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania: “The ultimate criterion of the last Judgement is love”

The last criterion of the Last Judgement is love. It was with this sermon that His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, blessed the faithful on the Sunday of the Last Judgement or Meat-fare Sunday. The Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the…

Mar 6, 2016basilica.ro

Health for villages campaign restarts with the beginning of spring

The volunteers of the Campaign Health for Villages have resumed their activity as the spring came. The restart of the medical humanitarian actions was determined by the beautiful weather and the volunteers’ desire to perform good and to bring joy and hope to the rural population. The first location chosen was the village Ciorogarla, in…

Mar 5, 2016basilica.ro

The Meeting of the Media Representatives of the Orthodox Eparchies of Romania Completes its Works

The Meeting of the mass media representatives of the Orthodox Eparchies of Romania with those of BASILICA Press Centre ended Friday, 4 March 2016, at Dumitru Staniloae Centre for continuous formation of Bucharest. The special guest of the event was Laura Georgescu, president of the National Audiovisual Council of Romania. Practical issues on drafting and…

Mar 4, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch of Romania: „For the Church, any kind of communication must be also a confession”

The Patriarch of Romania transmitted the mass-media representatives of the Orthodox Eparchies of Romania the fact that for the Church, any kind of communication must be also a confession. These words were said on the occasion of the meeting between His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church and the mass media persons in…

Mar 4, 2016basilica.ro