Romanian Patriarchate

HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate: VIDEO

Saturday evening, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate, meeting with the staff and offering his patriarchal blessings. “I admire the organization, I congratulate all of you working here, but above all and especially I congratulate His Beatitude my dear brother Patriarch Daniel for inspiring all of you…

Nov 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

I am sure the Romanian Orthodox Church will be involved in preserving church unity: Ecumenical Patriarch

On Saturday, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew addressed the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered in solemn session at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest expressing his hope that ‘the Romanian Orthodox Church will be involved in preserving church unity and justice.’ The solemn session of the Holy Synod was opened…

Nov 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch officially welcomed by Patriarch Daniel at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest: VIDEO

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Friday was officially welcomed at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. The church bells rang at noon announcing the arrival of the two delegations of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and of the Holy Metropolis of Patra invited to Bucharest for the consecration of the…

Nov 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrives in Romania 

The Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrived Friday morning in Bucharest being brought for the consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral, an event that will be recorded by history. The reliquary containing the Honourable Hand of Romania’s Patron Saint was brought by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of…

Nov 23, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ecumenical Patriarch arrives in Romania for historic consecration of National Cathedral

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has arrived in Bucharest to lead the historic consecration ceremony of Romania’s National Cathedral, a memorial church built in honor of all the soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew…

Nov 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Holy Synod issues pastoral letter at the beginning of Nativity Fast

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has issued a pastoral letter on the first Sunday of the Nativity Fast recalling that the Romanian people bears the ‘seal of the mystery of Christ’s Cross and Resurrection.’ ‘The luminous fruit-bearing of Christ’s Gospel in the history and culture of the Romanian people is observed in…

Nov 20, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Week in pictures: November 12-18, 2018

A selection of the best pictures from last week’s events in the Orthodox world.  

Nov 19, 2018Raluca-Emanuela Ene

National Cathedral largest bell installed on metallic headstock

One of the most difficult stages and an engineering challenge was accomplished on Tuesday, November 13, on the construction site of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The Cathedral’s largest bell weighing 25 tons was hung onto the metallic headstock inside the bell tower. ‘I can’t tell I was nervous,’ Grassmayr representative eng. Corneliu Revencu told…

Nov 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești urges believers to read works of St John Chrysostom

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești on Tuesday urged the believers present at the National Cathedral’s Chapel to read the works of Saint John Chrysostom. His Grace Bishop Varlaam celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the feast of St John Chrysostom and told the faithful that they should join the veneration of St John’s relics…

Nov 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of St John Chrysostom carried in procession at National Cathedral Chapel

The reliquary containing a particle of the holy relics of Saint John Chrysostom were carried in procession around the National Cathedral’s Chapel on Monday evening, Nov. 12, during the All-night Vigil in honour of the Saint. Hundreds of believers attended the festivities dedicated to St John Chrysostom in Bucharest. The chapel of the National Cathedral…

Nov 14, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

October 2018 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released this year’s tenth issue of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The October 2018 edition is now available in colour pdf format for downloading and local distribution. Each monthly edition will feature select articles that had been published on the Basilica News Agency website during the previous month. Feel free to download, read and distribute the Good to Know! Foto credit: Basilica.ro

Nov 9, 2018Sorin Ioniţe