Romanian Patriarchate

Romanians pay their respects during King Michael’s funeral (VIDEO)

Tens of thousands of Romanians joined European royals to pay their respects to late King Michael who was given a state funeral on Saturday, December 16. Michael, who ruled Romania twice before being forced to abdicate by the communists in 1947, died at age 96 in Switzerland on Dec. 5. Cortegiul funerar al Regelui Mihai…

Dec 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

More royals confirm attendance at King Michael’s funeral in Romania

Several additional members of royal families from Europe have confirmed the attendance to King Michael’s funeral on December 16. Representatives of royal families of Britain, Sweden, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Bulgaria, Greece, and Serbia, among others, will be in Bucharest this Saturday. The late king will be buried at Curtea de Arges on December 16. Funeral ceremonies…

Dec 15, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Prince Charles of Wales about King Michael I of Romania: I’ve always admired his statesman-like qualities, his patience and his understanding about other people

In 2006, Prince Charles of Wales offered for the Romanian Television his remarks about King Michel of Romania. In the documentary entitled “King Michael – the 85th anniversary”, he said that he “always admired his statesman-like qualities, his patience and his understanding about other people”. “He is one of those remarkable people who can remain…

Dec 14, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

King Michael’s body, brought to Romania for final rest

The coffin with the body of King Michael was brought to Romania on Wednesday, December 13, aboard a Romanian Air Force aircraft. Eight soldiers of the Michael the Brave 30th Guards Brigade carried the coffin from the aircraft and placed it on a catafalque in front of the Henri Coanda Airport’s Official Lounge. The Army’s…

Dec 14, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Prince Charles to attend King Michael’s funeral in Romania

His Royal Highness Prince Charles of Wales will come to King Michael’s funeral, which will take place on Saturday at the Curtea de Arges Cathedral in Romania. The Romanian Patriarchate’s spokesperson Vasile Bănescu announced on Sunday in Antena 3’s News Magazine that the Royal House of Great Britain will be represented at King Michael’s funeral by Prince Charles of Wales. A representative of the Spain’s Royal House…

Dec 12, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

November 2017 Basilica.ro Review available for download

We released our second edition of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The November 2017 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…

Dec 6, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Romania’s last King Michael I dies at 96

Romania’s former King Michael I died on Tuesday at age 96 at his Swiss home, the Royal House announced. On November 8, the Royal House had said that King Michael was in suffering and Princess Margareta and Prince Radu were at his bedside on the occasion of the great Feast of Saint Archangels Michael and…

Dec 5, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Centenary of the restoration of the Russian Patriarchate | The delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church departs to Moscow

Saturday morning, the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church led by Patriarch Daniel departed to Russia. The Patriarch of Romania will attend the celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the re-establishment of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church, on 2-5 december 2017. This is the second visit paid by His Beatitude Daniel in Russia…

Dec 2, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Georgian Parliament Chairman visits St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest

On Wednesday, the Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, visited Saint Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest. His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, welcomed the Georgian delegation at the monastery. The Georgian official laid a Georgian flag floral wreath at the statue of Saint Anthimos the Iberian (or Georgian) built in…

Nov 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Feast of St John Chrysostom: Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrates Divine Liturgy at the National Cathedral Chapel (VIDEO)

On the feast day of St John Chrysostom, November 13, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the National Cathedral Chapel. Numerous believers attended the patronal feast of the Chapel and venerated the holy relics of St John Chrysostom and St Andrew the First Called, whose relics…

Nov 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

AFP: How churches were lifted to safety in communist Bucharest

BUCHAREST (AFP) – A bit bruised but still standing, old Orthodox churches can be found around Bucharest, having escaped the frenzied demolition of the Romanian capital in the 1980s ordered by ex-communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. At least 10 jewels of Romania’s religious heritage from the 16th to 19th centuries survived due to an engineering tour de force:…

Nov 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu