Gheorghe Anghel

NBR: Commemorative collector banknote dedicated to the anniversary of 100 years since the Great Union

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 1 December 2018, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a commemorative collector banknote with face value of lei 100 dedicated to the anniversary of 100 years since the Great Union on 1…

Dec 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch to pray for inter-Korean peace

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I stated on December 4 that the Church will continue to pray for peace between the two Koreas. During the meeting with reporters in Seoul, the patriarch said the Church prays for the separated families from the two Koreas as well, YonHap News Agency reports. The two countries technically remain at war as the…

Dec 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp: The consecration of the Altar of the Salvation National Cathedral

In the Centenary year of the Great Union, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue entitle The consecration of Altar of the Salvation National Cathedral, dedicated to an important event for the Orthodox Christians.  On the stamp of the issue, with the face value of Lei 5, is illustrated the icon of the Holy Apostle Andrew, the First-Called, the…

Dec 4, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Communique of The Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate

The Holy and Sacred Synod convened under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness for its regular sessions from Tuesday, November 27, to Thursday, November 29, 2018, the Ecumenical Patriarchate reports. During its sessions, it examined all of the items on the agenda, upon which the appropriate decisions were made, including the following: a. Upon the recommendation…

Nov 29, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Bishop Innocentios Byakatonda Elevated to Metropolitan of Rwanda and Burundi

On November 26, 2018, during the First day of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and all Africa, His Grace Innocentios Byakatonda was elevated to a Priestly rank of a Metropolitan and the Diocese of Rwanda and Burundi elevated to the rank of Metropolis of Rwanda and Burundi. This appointment and resolutions to…

Nov 28, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

NBR: Numismatic issues launched to mark 100 years since the Great Union

On 26 November, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation a gold coin, a silver coin, and a brass collector coin for numismatic purposes, along with a brass commemorative circulation coin, dedicated to the anniversary of 100 years since the Great Union on 1 December 1918. The coins have the following technical characteristics: Obverse…

Nov 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch Daniel meet with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis

Bucharest, November 24, 2018 / Basilica.ro – His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Daniel have met with His Excellency the President of Romania Klaus Iohannis at Cotroceni Palace. This is the first time President Iohannis receives the visit of the Ecumenical Patriarch. The Cotroceni Palace The Cotroceni Palace, the Presidential Administration’s head office, lies…

Nov 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch arrives in Romania for historic consecration of National Cathedral

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has arrived in Bucharest to lead the historic consecration ceremony of Romania’s National Cathedral, a memorial church built in honor of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew…

Nov 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Protecting children from any violence is essential message of Christianity, says Ecumenical Patriarch

Protecting children from any kind of violence has always been and should remain an essential message of Christianity, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has told a gathering at the World Council of Churches (WCC) for World Children’s Day. The patriarch was the keynote speaker at an event involving the WCC and the United Nations Children’s…

Nov 22, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk meets with Primate of Orthodox Church of Antioch

On 17 November 2018, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, arrived in Damascus on a working visit. In the capital of Syria Metropolitan Hilarion visited the Patriarchate of Antioch and met with His Beatitude…

Nov 20, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Centenary of the Great Union

To celebrate the great historical achievements of Romanians of 100 years ago, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Centenary of the Great Union. The philatelic issue consists of a perforated souvenir sheet with the face value of lei 28.50, illustrated with a picture of King Ferdinand I and Queen Marie, in a intimate posture, looking at a…

Nov 20, 2018Gheorghe Anghel