Romanian Patriarchate

Bishop Veniamin ordained for Southern Bessarabia Diocese

Bishop-elect Veniamin Goreanu was ordained Saturday to the Episcopate during the hierarchical Divine Liturgy presided at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included: Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia, Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube, Bishop Galaction of Alexandria and Teleorman, Bishop-elect Antonie of Bălți, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam…

May 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church glorifies Wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God of Neamț Monastery

A new feast in honour of the Directress Icon of the Mother of God from Neamț Monastery will be added to the liturgical calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church beginning with 2019. The decision was taken Thursday by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church following the proposal of the Metropolitan Synod of Moldavia…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new bishops for Bessarabia and Romania

During its working session held Thursday, May 24, the Holy Synod elected two bishops for the vacant episcopal sees in the Metropolis of Bessarabia and an assistant bishop to the Diocese of Maramures and Satmar. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Veniamin Goreanu was elected Bishop for the Southern Bessarabia Diocese, and the Assistant Bishop to the…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod to appoint bishops for vacant episcopal sees

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Thursday at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest for its working session. The themes on the agenda announced in the opening of the works by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Holy Synod’s Chairman, include the election of hierarchs for some vacant episcopal sees…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel presides over Divine Liturgy on Patriarchal Cathedral’s dedication day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church Monday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, the Cathedrals’ patron saints. Many believers attended the service on the Patriarchate’s Hill, having the opportunity to venerate the relics of Sts…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

April 2018 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released this year’s fourth issue of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The April 2018 edition is now available in colour pdf format for downloading and local distribution. Basilica.ro Review available for download 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…

May 3, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem to visit Romania in November

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem is expected to visit Romania this autumn to attend the first patronal feast of the National Cathedral only a few days after its consecration ceremony will be performed. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos accepted Patriarch Daniel’s invitation to lead the festivities occasioned by the patronal feast of the Romanian…

Apr 27, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

95% of the Romanians believe in God, survey reveals

About 95% of the Romanian citizens believe in God, but only 21% go to church every week, says a survey on the religious belief in Romania, conducted by Friedrich Ebert Romania Foundation, cited by Agerpres. According to the same study, 27% of the Romanians say the referendum to re-define the family concept is necessary. The…

Apr 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands attend Paschal midnight service in Bucharest: ‘This feast gives a meaning to the whole existence’

Thousands attended the Paschal midnight service officiated by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Saturday night in Bucharest. Concelebrants for the service were His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, assistant bishop to the patriarch, and His Grace Timotei of Prahova, assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest. At midnight, the patriarch distributed to the believers the Holy Fire,…

Apr 10, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Varlaam leads Good Friday Matins with Lamentations: Video & Photos

His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, assistant bishop to the patriarch, led this year’s God Friday Matins with the Lord’s Lamentations at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. At the end of the service, the believers were led by the assembly of priests in the traditional epitaph procession around the church. At the end of the procession,…

Apr 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

March 2018 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released this year’s third issue of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The March 2018 edition is now available in colour pdf format for downloading and local distribution. Basilica.ro Review available for download 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…

Apr 6, 2018Sorin Ioniţe