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Enthronement of first Orthodox abbess in Fiji

The first Orthodox abbess in Fiji, Eldress Melani, was enthroned at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Theotokos in Saweni, a monastic settlement under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Metropolis of New Zealand. The enthronement ceremony was led by His Eminence Amphilochius, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of New Zealand. This was a unique event,…

Feb 22, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Grandpa Dobri has reposed in the Lord aged 103

The website of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church announced that Elder Dobri Dobrev, known around the world for his great love and sacrifice of charity to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and people, has reposed in the Lord. He was 103 years old. “We regret to report that Dobri Dimitrov Dobrev (Grandpa Dobri), loved by all, reposed in the…

Feb 14, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Colosseum to be lit red for persecuted Christians

The Roman Colosseum will be illuminated by red lights later this month to draw attention to the persecution of Christians around the world, and especially in Syria and Iraq. On Saturday, Feb. 24, at 6 p.m. the Colosseum will be spotlighted in red, to represent the blood of Christians who have been wounded or lost…

Feb 8, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Kirill to visit Bulgaria in March – The 140th anniversary of the liberation

Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Cyril will visit Bulgaria in early March. This is what the spokesman of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zaharova said. “The visit of the patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Kirill is planned for the 140th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman yoke as a result of the Russo-Turkish War of Liberation (1877-1878). The program…

Feb 7, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

January 2018 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released this year’s first issue of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The January 2018 edition is now available in colour pdf format for downloading and local distribution. Each monthly edition will feature select articles that had been published on the Basilica News Agency website during the previous month. Feel free to download, read and distribute the Good to Know.

Feb 6, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Novak Djokovic: “Before I am an athlete, I am an Orthodox Christian”

If we had to make a list of top athletes whose generosity is beyond question, then Novak Djokovic’s name would certainly be on it. Taken off the tennis courts for six months because of persistent elbow pain, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic made his return to the ATP circuit on Tuesday, facing off against American…

Jan 23, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius to become official holiday in Serbia

Minister of Culture and Mass Communications Vladan Bukosavlevic says he is certain that Serbia will celebrate the day of Sts. Cyril and Methodius this year as an official state holiday, thereby, he emphasized, “filling the cultural gap” between Serbia and other Slavic nations. “We are currently the only Slavic country where the day of Sts.…

Jan 16, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

2,000 candles being lit in Moscow in honor of abortion victims

Activists of the All-Russian “For Life!” public movement will light 2,000 candles thursday in memory of children who have lost their lives to the terror of abortion. According to official statistics, 2,000 abortions are performed daily in the Russian Federation, reportes orthochristian.com. The date for the event was intentionally chosen as the day that the…

Jan 11, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

December 2017 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released our third edition of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The December 2017 edition is now available in colour pdf format for downloading and local distribution. Each monthly edition will feature select articles that had been published on the Basilica News Agency website during the previous month. Feel free to download, read and distribute the…

Jan 4, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

@BasilicaNews 8 most appreciated tweets in 2017

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Jan 4, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

King Michael – a symbol of the suffering and hope of the Romanian people

Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the Funeral Service of King Michael I of Romania, in the Patriarchal Cathedral from Bucharest on Saturday, 16 December 2017: “I am the resurrection and the life! The one who believes in Me, even though he dies, will live! Whoever lives and believes…

Dec 16, 2017Sorin Ioniţe