„Presents for Pilgrims” Shop Inaugurated
A new shop of the Department for vending church objects and books of the Archdiocese of Bucharest was inaugurated Friday, 22 April 2016. “Presents for Pilgrims” shop is located in the precincts of the North…
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Invitation to Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest (map)
The traditional Palm Sunday Procession will take place on the eve of the Feast of the Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem, Saturday, 23 April 2016. Every faithful is invited to take part in this event.…
Relics of Saint Nectarios will be venerated at Izbuc Monastery, Bihor county
Friday, 15 April 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania blessed the shrine with a particle of Saint Hierarch Nectarios from Aegina. The shrine belongs to Izbuc Monastery from Bihor county. The religious service was…
Saint Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin
Saint Hierarch Pachomius of Gledin is celebrated today, 14 April, in Romanian Orthodox Church. Saint Pachomius was born in 1674, in Gledin village, Bistriţa-Năsăud region. Having been brought up by parents obedient to God, he…
The Patriarch of Romania Celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Cernica Monastery
Today, thousands of faithful were present at Cernica Monastery attending the Divine Liturgy celebrated in “Saint Great Martyr George” church, by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On 10 April 2016, the…
104 Years since the Birth of Father Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie
Father Cleopa, considered by many people a unique “Avva” of the Romanian spirituality, as inspiringly Rev. Prof Dr Dumitru Staniloae called him, was born in Suliţa commune, Botoşani county, on a spring day. His parents,…
Only 37.9% of the places of worship built in Romania after 1989 belong to the Romanian Orthodox Church
The Romanian State Secretariat for Religious Affairs has recently published a centralized analysis regarding the number of places of worship in Romania, as at 31 December 2015. These statistics offer the possibility of a quantitative…
His Grace Macarie: „The way of the cross is always accomplished in the joy and victory of the Resurrection”
On the 3rd Sunday of Lent, dedicated to the Holy Cross, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral IN Bucharest by His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, assisted by a…
Radiophonic Colours in 1001 voices – a project dedicated to blind or visually impaired children in Romania
Radiophonic Colours in 1001 voices is a unique project dedicated to blind or visually impaired children in Romania, carried out by the Trinitas Radio Station of the Romanian Patriarchate. The social and cultural project entitled…
Pilgrims from Ukraine at Antim Monastery
Monday, 28 March 2016, a group of Ukrainian pilgrims, priests and faithful, accompanied by their Archbishop, His Eminence Luca of Saporojie and Melitopol, visited several religious places of Bucharest. One of them was Antim Monastery,…