Romanian Patriarchate

Dedication Day of the Church of „Saint Great Martyr Catherine” of Bucharest

Wednesday, 25 November 2015, many faithful attended the celebration of the dedication day of the church of “Saint Great Martyr Catherine” – chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Church in Bucharest. They had the opportunity to pray at the relics of Saint Great Martyr Catherine taken out of the church and laid under a baldachin…

Nov 25, 2015basilica.ro

The St John Chrysostom Order awarded to a great philanthropist, Fr Nicolae Tănase

Rev. Fr. Nicolae Tănase, parish priest in Valea Plopului (Valley of the Poplar) village, Prahova County, was awarded by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, the St John Chrysostom Order, on Tuesday, 24 November 2015. Fr Nicolae also received the rank of oikonomos-stavrophore. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated Fr Nicolae for his entire activity: “We…

Nov 24, 2015basilica.ro

The Metropolitan of Banat inaugurated a social canteen in Iosefin district of Timișoara

The blessing and the inauguration of the social canteen for the faithful with low material possibilities, for eldery persons, for the ill and solitary were performed on Saturday, 14 November 2015, in the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat at the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Iosefin” in Timişoara, as the official web site of…

Nov 17, 2015basilica.ro

Help for patients with cancer

The first Oncological Center in Romania which aims at helping patients with cancer is being built in the Bishopric of Caransebeş, near Nera Monastery within Sasca Montană town, by St. Irina Foundation from Bucharest, coordinated by prof. univ. dr. Pavel Chirilă, as Deacon Pavel Canea and Darius Herea inform. The clinic is mostly financed with…

Nov 16, 2015basilica.ro

Fatherly visit at the hospital in Bergen, Norway

His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, together with His Grace Iustin Sigheteanul (of Sighet), Assistant Hierarch to the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Maramureş and Sătmar, conducted on Saturday, 14 November 2015, a fatherly visit to the young man Marius Frăţoaică, hospitalized in the University Hospital of the Norwegian city of Bergen, who…

Nov 15, 2015basilica.ro

The Executive Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches

His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Patriarchal Exarch, participates in Geneva, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, at the Executive Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches. This international church body adopted a Statement in connection with the terrorist act from Paris. This is the text of the Statement: Statement on Terrorist Attacks in…

Nov 14, 2015basilica.ro

The Archdiocese of Sibiu has inaugurated a Centre for Neuro-motor Rehabilitation

The Archdiocese of Sibiu has recently founded a modern Centre for Neuro-motor Rehabilitation and Psychological Counselling. The institution provides free services for the persons with limited financial possibilities. The Centre dedicated to St Nektarios of Aegina was inaugurated by His Eminence Laurenţiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania, on Monday, 09 November 2015. The ambulatory Centre for Neuro-motor…

Nov 10, 2015basilica.ro

Solemn Service for Queen Maria at Pelişor Castle

Tuesday, 3 November 2015, a solemn service for Queen Maria was celebrated at Pelişor Castle, Sinaia. The heart of Queen Maria was transferred from the National History Museum of Romania to Pelişor Castle, Sinaia. There, at 15.00 hours, a ceremony was celebrated when Princess Margareta laid the heart of Queen Maria in the Golden Room…

Nov 4, 2015basilica.ro

Life of St Venerable George, The Confessor of Drama

Our Venerable Father George was born in 1901 in the city of Argyropolis in the region of Pontus (today’s Gümüșhane, Turkey), the son of two pious Christians, named Savva and Sophia Karslides. He received the name of Athanasios at the Holy Baptism. At a young age he remained an orphan of both parents, and was…

Nov 4, 2015basilica.ro

Condolatory Message of the Serbian Patriarch Irinej

01 November 2015 To His Beatitude Patriarch of Romania Kyr Daniel Bucharest Your Beatitude, Beloved brother and concelebrant before the Throne of the Lord! On behalf of the pleroma of the Serbian Orthodox Church, and on Our own behalf, We ask You to accept the expressions of Our brotherly and prayerful condolences on the occasion…

Nov 3, 2015basilica.ro

Condolatory Message of the Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania Your Beatitude, Beloved Brother in Christ and Concelebrant! In this painful moment when we were deeply grieved to learn about the fire tragedy at a night club in Bucharest, one which brought to an early ending of the life of tens of young people and made the brotherly Romanian…

Nov 3, 2015basilica.ro