Romanian Patriarchate

Archangel Gabriel mosaic icon installed on walls of Bucharest National Cathedral (PHOTOS)

One of the two Archangels flanking Romania’s largest mosaic depiction of the More Spacious than the Heavens Icon of the Mother of God was successfully installed on the half-dome that stands above the altar of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The members of the Church Painting Committee of the Romanian Patriarchate spent their Friday analysing…

Sep 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: September 2-8, 2019

Church celebrations, cultural events, spiritual life and many more in a weekly selection of photos.

Sep 13, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: August 26 – September 1, 2019

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to folk events and spiritual life.

Sep 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayers offered at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral for beginning of Ecclesiastical New Year

Marking the beginning of the Ecclesiastical New Year on Sunday, the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia officiated a Doxology at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest invoking God’s help and blessings upon the entire Church. The Te Deum service was attended by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, who wished everyone ‘many years with good health, salvation,…

Sep 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: August 19-25, 2019

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to folk events and spiritual life.  

Aug 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Cathedral Protopsaltes Mihail Bucă: I was a football talent, but God had another plan with me

Archdeacon Mihail Bucă said in an interview with Evenimentul Zilei that he was very passionate about football, but he chose to follow God’s calling in the Church. ‘I was a kid who played football on dust and rubble. My parents were actually very upset because I played football. I was on a few teams –…

Aug 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Putna Monastery donates 16 festal icons for National Cathedral

Sixteen festal icons painted by the monks of Putna Monastery have been donated for the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The announcement was made by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The 16 festal icons that will be on display inside the new Orthodox Cathedral in Bucharest include the…

Aug 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Mother of God is the greatest ambassador of Christians, patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim says

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Ieronim of Sinaia on Wednesday spoke about the role played by the Theotokos in God’s salvific economy, calling the Blessed Virgin Mary ‘the greatest ambassador of Christians’. Leading the service of the burial of the Theotokos at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Aug. 14, Bishop Ieronim noted that Virgin Mary…

Aug 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Drama Metropolitan consecrates first Romanian church on Mount Athos dedicated to St Paisios

His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama consecrated a newly built church at the hut of the Annunciation at Lakkoskiti in honour of Saint Paisios of Mount Athos. This is the first church serving a Romanian community on the Holy Mount to be dedicated to St Paisios. The consecration ceremony took place on July 25, the…

Aug 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: June – July 2019

The June-July 2019 issue of ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine of the Basilica News Agency is now available for download. Containing a summary of the religious events in the entire Orthodox world, ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine can be freely printed out and distributed for more thorough information and spiritual benefit. The magazine features a selection of articles…

Jul 25, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Five-metre mosaic cross ready to be applied on National Cathedral’s iconostasis

The mosaic crucifix showing Christ flanked by Virgin Mary and Saint John the Theologian is ready to be applied above the iconostasis of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The five-metre mosaic cross was initially painted by the team of artists coordinated by iconographer Daniel Codrescu. The cross that will tower over the Cathedral’s 18-metre unique…

Jul 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu