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Halki Summit V hosts inter-Christian dialogue on environment protection

Orthodox and Catholic theologians and lay people will come together at the Halki Summit V in Istanbul between June 8 and 11, to dicuss on a sustainable future for our planet. The 5th edition of the summit is entitled Sustaining the Future of the Planet Together. It has been inspired by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and…

Jun 6, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

When there’s a will, God shows a way: After expressing their wish to form a parish, Romanians in Cancun found a chapel

While Romanians in Cancun, Mexico, have decided to form an Orthodox parish, the local Catholic Archdiocese offered them a chappel to use for religious service. “God has made the first step toward us,” said Father Daniel Ene, Orthodox Romanian Dean of New York, who travelled to Cancun between May 27 and June 2 to evaluate…

Jun 3, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel sends condolences after the repose of Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima

On Wednesday night, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message of condolences to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, after the announcement of the repose of Metropolitan Gennadios of Sassima. Full text: Bucharest, 1 June 2022 His Holiness BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Ecumenical Patriarch Your Holiness, With…

Jun 1, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Holy Community of Mount Athos issues announcement on the war in Ukraine

The Holy Community of Mount Athos issued on Tuesday an announcement on the war in Ukraine. The representatives of the monastic communities of the Holy Mount expressed compassion for the victims of the conflict unfolding in this country and transmitted that they ceaselessly pray for world peace. The representatives of the Holy Mount expressed their…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 16 – 22, 2022

Memorial crosses, churches, portraits, cultural evenings and many more events marked the week between May 16 and 22, 2022. Here is how the current Week in Pictures feature looks: Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Romania: Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons consecrated in Târgu Ocna

The Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons built within the National School for Prison Officers in Târgu Ocna, Romania, was consecrated on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The ceremony was part of a series of events marking 25 years since the establishment of this institution, which chose Martyr Prince Constantine Brâncoveanu as its spiritual patron.…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman in the Holy Land: Patriarch of Jerusalem celebrates Liturgy at Jacob’s Well

Patriarch Theophilos III celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman at “St Photini” Church built at Jacob’s Well. His Beatitude was joined by Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, Archbishops Aristarchos of Constantina and Philoumenos of Pela, and by Hagiotaphite Hieromonks. The chanting was delivered by Archimandrite Leontios in Greek and the Community…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Representatives of the Romanian Cultural Institute visited the Halki Seminary

Andrei Novac, secretary of state for the relationship with the Romanian Cultural Institute and for cultural policies, visited on Thursday the Halki Seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Romanian official was accompanied by Dragoș Tiberiu Niță, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, Turkey. The guests were received by Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the…

May 20, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Belgrade: Serbian, North-Macedonian Orthodox Bishops liturgically mark restoration of communion

The Serbian and North-Macedonian Orthodox Primates and hierarchs concelebrated on Thursday at “St. Sava” Cathedral in Belgrade to mark the end of a 55-year liturgical and canonical separation. Patriarch Porfirije concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Archbishop Stephen of Ochrid, the Primate of the Orthodox Church from Northern Macedonia. “The Lord, who created everything, reminded us…

May 20, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

2022 International Day of Families coincides with the Sunday of Christian Family in the Romanian Orthodox Church

The International Day of Families is marked annually on May 15, while the Romanian Orthodox Church has dedicated to Christian families a national day, marked on the Sunday which is closest to the same date: the Day of Christian Family. This year, the two are marked on the same day. In a message referring to…

May 15, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons to be consecrated in Târgu Ocna

The National School for Prison Officers in Târgu Ocna, Romania, hosts two days of celebrations dedicated to the consecration of the Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons. Five hierarchs will officiate on Saturday the consecration of the church built near the prison where Valeriu Gafencu, surnamed “the saint of the prisons”, reposed. The…

May 13, 2022Ștefana Totorcea