The Week in Pictures: November 1 – 7, 2021
The joy of Orthodox life is the same in distant Africa and Romania. Please see our selection of photos taken between November 1 and 7. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo: View this post on…
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Basilica.ro Director congratulates Diaconia Mission: Their work inspires Romanians from all over the world
“The work of the Diaconia Mission is a beacon of light which inspires Romanians from all over the world,” declared Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica New Agency, about the organization which represents the social…
Sihăstria Monastery: National Cathedral artist paints entrance, Romanians from all over the world work on mosaic
Daniel Codrescu, painter of Romania’s National Cathedral, coordinated last month the painting of the vault from under the entrance tower of Sihăstria (Neamț) Monastery. The team of church painters was joined by Romanian volunteers from…
Ontario: Bishop of Canada joins Windsor Romanian community for the 103rd anniversary of their cathedral
This weekend, His Eminence Ioan Casian joined the Orthodox Romanians of Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for the 103rd anniversary of the “St. George and Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna” Cathedral. On Saturday, the…
Photo Contest dedicated to Hagia Sophia Basilica announces its winners
The Secretariat of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy announced last month the winners of the international photo contest “Hagia Sophia. The churches of the Wisdom of God in history and in the world”. The Grand…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his 30th enthronement anniversary
His Holiness Bartholomew I celebrated on Tuesday 30 years from his enthronement as Archbishop of Constantinople – the New Rome and as Ecumenical Patriarch. The 270th Patriarch of Constantinople was enthroned on November 2, 1991,…
Epidemiologist Vasile Ţurcan was decorated by the Bishop of Bălţi
His Eminence Antonie offered epidemiologist Vasile Ţurcan the highest distinction of the Diocese of Bălţi for laypersons: “The Cross of Bălţi”. It was granted for “his contribution to the development of medical science” and for…
Romanian wooden church to be consecrated next year in New Jersey
The Life-Giving Spring Romanian Orthodox Parish in Long Valley, New Jersey, has announced the consecration date for its Maramureș-style wooden church built to honour the Centennial of Romania’s Great Union: May 1st. It is the…
Elder Victorin, who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk, prayerfully remembered at Sihastria Monastery
His Grace Nichifor of Botoșani officiated last Saturday, at Sihăstria (Neamț) Monastery, the seven-year commemoration service for Archimandrite Victorin Oanele, the abbot who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk. “God has always had a variety of…
The Week in Pictures: October 25 – 31, 2021
Sunsets, fall escapes, icons and pilgrim portraits are just a part of our selection of photos taken between October 25 – 31, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo: View this post on Instagram …