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Paschal Catechetical Homily of St. John Chrysostom

„Whosoever is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful bright Festival. And whosoever is a grateful servant, let him joyously enter into the joy of his Lord. And if any be weary with fasting, let him now receive his reward. If any has toiled from the first hour, let him receive his…

Apr 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: April 2019

If you haven’t managed to follow Basilica.ro on social platforms lately because you decided to fast from social media, we warmheartedly congratulate you and provide you with a summary of the most important religious events in our latest issue of the Good to Know magazine: April 2019. Inside the fourth issue of our Good to…

Apr 19, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

20th-century hieromartyr canonized by Czech-Slovak Church

The Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia will celebrate the canonization of a 20th-century hieromartyr in June. New Martyr Stanislav Nasadil, who suffered and died in a concentration camp in Gospić, Croatia in 1941, was recently added to the Church’s calendar. The local canonization of the hieromartyr will take place at the Cathedral of…

Apr 10, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

European Parliament seals ban on throwaway plastics by 2021

On Wednesday, European Parliament approved a new law banning single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws and cotton buds sticks. 560 MEPs voted in favour of the agreement with EU ministers, 35 against and 28 abstained. The following products will be banned in the EU by 2021: Single-use plastic cutlery (forks, knives, spoons and…

Mar 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

The Patriarchate of Jerusalem is a stability factor in the Middle East: Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedon

In the two-day conference which was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Greece from 28th February to 1st March, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem was represented by the Patriarchal Commissioner in Constantinople Most Reverend Archbishop Nectarios of Anthedon with his speech titled: “The Patriarchate of Jerusalem as a stability and dialogue factor in the Middle East.”…

Mar 20, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

‘Being pro life means being pro-love’, Students for Life President Eliza Clotea says in exclusive interview

A few days before the March for Life 2019, the newly-elected president of the Students for Life Association, Eliza Clotea, a senior student at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, confessed in an exclusive interview for Basilica.ro that the most difficult part of her activity is the ‘fight against the obstacle of mentalities’.…

Mar 20, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: March 2019

The March 2019 issue of ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine of the Basilica News Agency is now available for download. This project initially started in 2017 was named ‘The Basilica monthly review,’ and was published at the beginning of every month until its rebranding this year. What you are about to look through is the second…

Mar 19, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, celebrates on 9 March 2019 his patron saint, the holy martyr Teophilos, one of the 40 Holy Martyrs of Sebaste. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III (known in the world as Elias Giannopoulos, his parents, Panagiotes-Triseugenia) was born in Gargalianes of the County…

Mar 9, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Satu Mare Deanery buying house for 7-children family that lost home in fire

A Romanian family with 7 children that lost its home to a fire in early February will be able to buy a new home thanks to the generosity and Christian love of the clergy and faithful of the Satu Mare Deanery of the Maramureş and Sătmar Diocese in northwest Romania. Through collections organized in the…

Mar 5, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolitan Nektarios: If we say today that we are Orthodox, we will have the finger pointed at us

Unfortunately, we are running everyday the risk of mutation of the Greek society in order to conform to the standards of the so-called post-modern world, said the Metropolitan Nektarios of Corfu, Paxos and the Diapontia Islands. Speaking at an event for the poet Giorgos Sarandaris, Metropolitan Nektarios said that in order to mutate the Greek…

Feb 20, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

HB Theodoros II celebrates his name day

His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, on the feast of Great Martyr Theodore the Tyro, celebrates his name day.  His Beatitude (born Nicholas Horeftakis), was born in Crete in 25 November 1954, where he completed his schooling. He is a graduate of the Rizarios Ecclesiastical School of Athens and holds a degree…

Feb 17, 2019Sorin Ioniţe