Romanian Patriarchate

Peruvian Ambassador Felix Denegri Boza meets with patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești

Mr. Felix Denegri Boza, the Ambassador of the Republic of Peru in Romania, was received by His Grace the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești at the Romanian Patriarchate on December 13, 2023. Several aspects of church life in Romania and concerns regarding the plight of the numerous Romanian Orthodox believers in various parts of…

Dec 15, 2023basilica.ro

“You don’t find the icon. The icon finds you”: His conversion to Orthodoxy started with a collection of Orthodox art

Peter Peterson, a collector of Romanian sacred art, travelled the world far and wide, only to settle in Romania, where his passion for the Orthodox icon gradually turned into a spiritual journey, at the end of which he was baptised Orthodox. Recently, he offered his collection of sacred art to the Romanian Patriarchate, to be…

Nov 17, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Armenian Catholic Patriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian visits Bucharest Patriarchal Palace

His Beatitude Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian, Patriarch of Cilicia of the Armenian Catholic Church, arrived at the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest on Thursday as part of a multi-day visit to Romania. Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești cordially received the Armenian Patriarch and his delegation. In addition to introducing the historical building, the…

Nov 17, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: November 6 – 12, 2023

Please find our weekly selection of photos from the Orthodox world. The second week of November was embellished by the feast of Holy Hierarch Nektarios and the colours of autumn.   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…

Nov 13, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Holy Synod met in solemn session to analyze the Church activity dedicated to elderly people and church chanters

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met in a solemn session on October 26, 2023, at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest. The goal of the meeting was to analyze the activity of the Church related to the themes of the ongoing Solemn and Commemorative year. Year 2023 has been declared the Solemn Year…

Nov 1, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Holiness does not come and go away as worldly things do, Metropolitan of Veria says at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral

“Holiness is not something that comes and goes away as the worldly things do, disappearing soon and being lost. Holiness remains, illuminates and brings forth a fragrance”, the metropolitan of Veria said in his homily on the feast of Sant Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher. His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naousa, and Kampania presided over the…

Nov 1, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

October 1 declared Day of the Elderly by the Romanian Patriarchate

During its working session last week, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church designated October 1 as a special Day of the Elderly. The Day of the Elderly will be mentioned in the Orthodox calendar’s section for significant days and dates, the Patriarchate’s Press Office announced. The decision to set a special day to…

Oct 30, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Path of the Saints procession: Patriarch Daniel prays for pilgrims and people affected by war

At the end of Tuesday’s “Path of the Saints” procession, the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher and the icon of the Mother of God Panagia Soumela from Greece arrived in Bucharest. The Patriarch of Romania welcomed them in a ceremony at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. “We pray to…

Oct 25, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Right hand of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher arrives in Bucharest for patronal feast

The right hand of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher of Thessalonica will join this year the festivities of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest. This is the first time the two saints “meet” during this pilgrimage held at the Patriarchal Cathedral every year since 2008. As promised last year, Metropolitan Pantelimon…

Oct 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Vatican envoy to Bucharest pays courtesy visit to Romanian Patriarchate

Monsignor Tuomo T. Vimpari, the Apostolic Nunciature’s chargé d’affaires ad interim in Bucharest, paid a courtesy visit to the Romanian Patriarchate on Tuesday, September 19. The representative of the Apostolic Nunciature was welcomed at the Patriarchal Palace by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, the general secretary of the Holy Synod. Msgr. Tuomo T. Vimpari…

Sep 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

HE Joachim of Bursa, message for the young ITO 2023 participants: „You are the torchbearers of our faith”

Metropolitan Joachim of Bursa transmitted a message for the closing of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2023, held in Timișoara, Romania, between August 31 and September 3. His Eminence participated in the event personally, as the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and in the end left a message for the young participants, saying:…

Sep 6, 2023Ștefana Totorcea