Romanian Patriarchate

Greetings on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the birth of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of The Romanian Orthodox Church

I had the joy of knowing His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel around 40 years ago, as a promising young lay-theologian, teaching in the Bossey Institute of the World Council of Churches. In the following years, we had the opportunity to be together in many Ecumenical consultations and conferences, jointly facing crucial issues of the inter-Christian dialogue.…

Jul 24, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu

Bishop Varlaam on Panagia Prodromitissa’s feast: From the saints we have relics, from the Mother of God we have wonderworking icons

The day of commemoration of the holy icon of the Mother of God called “Prodromitissa” or “Forerunneress” is the summer patronal feast of the Chapel of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The chapel has, for almost 10 years (October 2011), a copy of this representation whose original is enshrined at the Romanian Skete of the…

Jul 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Media Centre is proof of excellent cooperation between clergy and laity, Bishop Varlaam stresses

On Monday, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated a Te Deum service as a sign of thanksgiving to God for the activity of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate. He explained the significance of the names of the departments, noting that the Media Centre’s activity proves the excellent cooperation between the…

Jun 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayers offered at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral for quick recovery of Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi Monastery

The abbot of Vatopedi Monastery, Archimandrite Ephraim was remembered on Monday at the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the Feast of the Holy Trinity at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. During the service presided over by His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti, special petitions and prayers were offered for the quick recovery…

Jun 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s journalists gather in prayer to the Most Holy Trinity on Pentecost Monday (VIDEO)

The Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate marked its patronal feast on Pentecost Monday, on June 21, 2021, when the Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. On this occasion, His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești, patriarchal auxiliary bishop and coordinator of the Basilica Media Centre, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the…

Jun 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica.ro goes live on radio: “The Good to Know is a mobilizing good”

On its 13th anniversary, Basilica.ro was heard live on the radio on Wednesday. The director of the Basilica News Agency, Aurelian-Nicolae Iftimiu, was the guest of Father Teodor Gradinaciuc at his show ‘City Life’ on Radio Trinitas. “The good to know”, the agency’s motto, was the central topic of discussion. This slogan started from the…

Jun 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Five year anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church

Five years ago, on June 16, began the writing of ‘a new chapter in the history of the Church’ as Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called the meeting of the Local Orthodox Churches that took place on the island of Crete. The Council took place from June 16 to June 26, 2016, at the Orthodox Academy of…

Jun 16, 2021basilica.ro

How many Romanian monks are there in the Holy Land?

There are currently ten monks and twenty-four nuns (and sisters) of Romanian origin in the Holy Land. Of these, five hieromonks and nine nuns serve at the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem and Jericho, Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie said at a symposium dedicated to monasticism, organized by the Romanian Patriarchate on Tuesday. The other Romanian monastics in…

May 26, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania calls for end to Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Holy Land

Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday called for an end to clashes in the Holy Land. Stating that any prolonged armed conflict causes much suffering to the innocent, the Patriarch of Romania said that the Romanian Orthodox church is praying for the restoration of peace in Israel. The Romanian Patriarch noted that peace, dialogue and reconciliation are…

May 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The Archdiocese of Iași is building a 750,000-Euro maternity home for women in pregnancy crisis

Pro Vita Iași, the Pro-Life Department of the Archdiocese of Iași, is building a regional maternity home for pregnant women from the eparchy. The Church will compensate the lack of support from families or from the partner when they are faced with an unexpected pregnancy. Pro Vita Iași celebrates through this landmark project a decade…

May 18, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Largest Orthodox iconostasis: Romania’s National Cathedral sets world record

The Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral, also known as the National Cathedral, an Orthodox cathedral under construction in Bucharest, Romania, to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has a giant Orthodox iconostasis (23.8 meters length and 17.1 meters height and an area of 407 square meters), which sets the new world record for…

May 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu