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American convert Rod Dreher launched his most recent book in Bucharest, Romania

Romanian publisher Contra Mundum launched on Saturday the Romanian version of Rod Dreher’s most recent book, “Live Not By Lies”, in the presence of its author, an American convert to Orthodoxy. The event was held in the courtyard of Bucharest’s “New Merchants'” Church, where the author presented his book and answered questions from the public.…

Jun 7, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Rod Dreher: I had never felt closer to God than I have now as an Orthodox Christian

American writer Rod Dreher, who converted to Orthodoxy in 2006, spoke on Friday to Basilica.ro about his conversion, about Romanian Orthodoxy as a gift from God returned to the world by Romanians and about the lessons offered by the martyrs of the Romanian communist prisons to contemporary people – including his children. Rod Dreher has…

Jun 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

European Parliament: Romanian Orthodox Church representative offers the Christian perspective on the future of EU trade

A seminar on the future of EU trade policy was held on Tuesday at the European Parliament (EP). Father George Vâlcu addressed the event on behalf of the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the EU (CROCEU), proposing that trade be centred less on profit and more on the real needs of the…

Jun 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Justin: Children are unique projects made by God in cooperation with their parents, Church and school

The Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar sent a message for both parents and children on International Children’s Day. The hierarch urged parents and educators to cooperate with God in raising joyful children and recommended children to love Christ, the only One who can offer them real freedom. “Children come from God’s heaven. They bring smiles…

Jun 3, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Children’s Day in the Archdiocese of Bucharest: Hundreds of children received gifts from Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel sent on Monday consistent gifts for 280 children from the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Beneficiaries were the 40 children who receive social support at the eparchy’s “St Sophia” Day Care Center and the children of clerics who serve in rural parishes of the second and third category. The packages contained sports equipment, games, sweets…

Jun 3, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Photographers can submit their work to the OrthPhoto Awards contest until July 2

The Orthodox photography website OrthPhoto.net has launched a new photo contest aimed to promote Orthodoxy through photography: OrthPhoto Awards. Participants, either amateur or professional, can submit their work until July 2. The contest has the following four categories: Places, Reportage, People, Details. There are also three special categories: From the Archives, Stories, Covid-19. Participants are…

Jun 3, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

HE Ioan Casian: Christ reveals as the Messiah through the Samaritan woman, showing woman as equal to man in dignity

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada said on Sunday that Christ revealed as the Messiah to all of us through the Samaritan Woman. He also emphasized that the profound dialogue between our Saviour and this woman shows that woman is equal to man in dignity. “In the Church we live in apostolic times,” said His…

Jun 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Nifon offers three reasons for a possible canonization of Romanian Prince Michael the Brave

Prince Michael the Brave’s piety, the support he offered to Romanian Orthodoxy and the heroic deeds through which he protected European Christianity are reasons for his possible canonization, said Metropolitan Nifon after the commemoration service he officiated for the prince last Thursday, at 420 years from his martyrdom. The service was held at Dealu Monastery,…

Jun 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 24 – 30, 2021

Please find below snapshots of Orthodox life in our Week in Pictures feature for May 24 – 30, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We would gladly include…

Jun 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

International Children’s Day: How it became an official holiday in Romania

The International Children’s Day was adopted by dozen of states as a celebration of children and childhood in 1925 and it was later established by the United Nations as the Global Day of Parents. In 2016, the Parliament of Children managed to obtain from the Parliament of Romania the approval for making Children’s Day a…

Jun 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

ASCOR Iaşi inaugurated the third house it built for a large family

The third house built by The Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) of Iaşi for a large family was inaugurated on May 21, 2021, the feast of Holy Emperors Constantine and his mother Helen. The house was built in the town of Vlădeni, Iași county and it was blessed by Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe.…

May 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea