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The Three Holy Hierarchs – teachers, intercessors and protectors of Orthodoxy

Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, to the pilgrims present in Bucharest on the dedication day of the Patriarchal Cathedral,23-28 October 2015,(below you can also find the Greek translation of the message): The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church declared year 2015 a Solemn Year of the Parish and Monastery Mission Today…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

Address of His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama at the Way of the Saints Procession in Bucharest

The feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, was officially opened by theWay of the Saints Procession. After being carried in procession, the holy relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs, as well as of St Pious Demetrius the New and of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, were received by the Patriarch…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece arrived in Bucharest

The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama, arrived in Bucharest this evening, 22 October 2015, and brought the reliquary with the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs fromSt PaulMonastery of Holy Mount Athos, on the Feast of Saint Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. The…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

International Conference “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East”

At the initiative of Mr Nikos Kotzias, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, from 18 to 20 October 2015, took place in Athens the International Conference entitled “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East”. To this conference were invited: His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople; His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania: “No one has the right to use the oil of religion, to strengthen the fire of armed conflicts!”

The address of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and of All Albania, at the International Conference Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East, which took place in Athens, from 18 to 20 October 2015: The conscious acceptance of religious and cultural pluralism and the peaceful coexistence of various communities can come…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs commemorated in Istanbul

In Istanbul, Turkey took place on Sunday, 18 October 2015, the commemoration of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs. As informed by Fr Marcel Sergiu Vlad, the event was hosted by the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Istanbul at St Martyr Paraskevi Church in Hasköy, which is a foundation of Ruler Prince St Constantine Brâncoveanu, and began with…

Oct 20, 2015basilica.ro

The International Theological Congress „The Relation between Parish and School in the Life and Mission of the Church in the contemporary context”

The works of the International Theological Congress „The Relation between Parish and School in the Life and Mission of the Church in the contemporary context” have begun today, 19 October 2015, in Bucharest. The works of the Congress have been officially opened at the National Centre for Continuing Education Dumitru Stăniloae by His Beatitude Daniel,…

Oct 19, 2015basilica.ro

Cooperation between Parish and School in the context of Church mission and of the responsibility towards future generations

The message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on the occasion of the International Theological Congress The Relation between parish and school in the life and mission of the Church in the contemporary context,Bucharest, Dumitru Stăniloae National Centre for Continuing Formation, 18-21 October 2015, (below can also be found the Russian translation of the…

Oct 19, 2015basilica.ro

A young family converts to Orthodoxy in Uppsala, Sweden

At the end of last week, on 17 and 18 October 2015, His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, was in the mid of the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in the Swedish city of Uppsala, as the official website of the eparchy informs (episcopiascandinavia.se) On Saturday, 17 October 2015, His Grace…

Oct 18, 2015basilica.ro

„Christ, our Saviour, alleviates the sorrow and sadness of the mourning people”

Today, 18 October 2015, the Orthodox Christians are on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. The text from the Gospel which the Church scheduled to be read today at the Divine Liturgy presents us the resurrection of the son of the widow of Nain: “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and His disciples…

Oct 18, 2015basilica.ro

Pilgrimage on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, from 23 to 28 October 2015

The pilgrimage organized each year by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archbishopric of Bucharest on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (celebrated on October 27th), will be carried out from 23 to 28 October 2015, according to the following program: On Friday, 23 October 2015, at 12.00 p.m., the procession…

Oct 16, 2015basilica.ro