Romanian Patriarchate

All-night Vigil for the Three Holy Hierarchs at the Patriarchal Cathedral

During these festive days, the liturgical program at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest is particular. Every evening, at 18:00 p.m., the pilgrims who are coming to venerate the holy relics placed in the baldachin next to the Patriarchal Cathedral, can also assist at the Vigil service. Yesterday evening, 23 October 2015, the service was officiated…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

Address of His Eminence Metropolitan Pavlos of Drama at the Way of the Saints Procession in Bucharest

The feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, was officially opened by theWay of the Saints Procession. After being carried in procession, the holy relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs, as well as of St Pious Demetrius the New and of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, were received by the Patriarch…

Oct 23, 2015basilica.ro

The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece arrived in Bucharest

The delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece led by His Eminence Pavlos, Metropolitan of Drama, arrived in Bucharest this evening, 22 October 2015, and brought the reliquary with the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs fromSt PaulMonastery of Holy Mount Athos, on the Feast of Saint Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. The…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

International Conference “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East”

At the initiative of Mr Nikos Kotzias, the Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs, from 18 to 20 October 2015, took place in Athens the International Conference entitled “Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East”. To this conference were invited: His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople; His Beatitude Theodoros II, Patriarch of…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

Archbishop Anastasios of Albania: “No one has the right to use the oil of religion, to strengthen the fire of armed conflicts!”

The address of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and of All Albania, at the International Conference Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East, which took place in Athens, from 18 to 20 October 2015: The conscious acceptance of religious and cultural pluralism and the peaceful coexistence of various communities can come…

Oct 22, 2015basilica.ro

Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs commemorated in Istanbul

In Istanbul, Turkey took place on Sunday, 18 October 2015, the commemoration of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs. As informed by Fr Marcel Sergiu Vlad, the event was hosted by the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Istanbul at St Martyr Paraskevi Church in Hasköy, which is a foundation of Ruler Prince St Constantine Brâncoveanu, and began with…

Oct 20, 2015basilica.ro

A young family converts to Orthodoxy in Uppsala, Sweden

At the end of last week, on 17 and 18 October 2015, His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, was in the mid of the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in the Swedish city of Uppsala, as the official website of the eparchy informs (episcopiascandinavia.se) On Saturday, 17 October 2015, His Grace…

Oct 18, 2015basilica.ro

Pilgrimage on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, from 23 to 28 October 2015

The pilgrimage organized each year by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archbishopric of Bucharest on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (celebrated on October 27th), will be carried out from 23 to 28 October 2015, according to the following program: On Friday, 23 October 2015, at 12.00 p.m., the procession…

Oct 16, 2015basilica.ro

The relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs will be brought to Bucharest on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New – 2015

On the occasion of the pilgrimage organized this year (23-28 October 2015) on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, the reliquary containing fragments of the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs: St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and St John Chrysostom, which is sheltered in St Paul Monastery…

Oct 16, 2015basilica.ro

European Conference on migration in Timişoara

The Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania (AIDRom) in partnership with the Metropolis of Banat organized last Friday, 16 October 2015, the European Conference Christian Churches in Romania responding to the migration phenomena. The event took place in the Festivity Hall of the Eparchial Centre in Timișoara and brought together representatives of several cults and…

Oct 16, 2015basilica.ro

The Feast of St Pious Paraskeva the New in Iaşi

Thousands of faithful from all parts of Romania, as well as the citizens of Iaşi, participated on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, in the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of St Pious Paraskeva the New of Iaşi. In this event national and local officials also took part, as informed by Ioana Stoian, marketing specialist –…

Oct 14, 2015basilica.ro