Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou from “St John the Baptist” Monastery in Essex, Great Britain, has sent spiritual advice to the faithful who are panicked by the current coronavirus epidemic. He gives the answer to the question…
Relics discovered more than a century ago in a Kent church are almost certainly the remains of an early English saint who was the granddaughter of Ethelbert, the first English king to convert to Christianity,…
The Lenten lectures organized by the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) in Bucharest will kick off this year with a special guest from Greece. His Eminence Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki will speak…
The Nativity Fast is one of four main fast periods throughout the ecclesiastical year. Beginning on November 15 and concluding on December 24, the Nativity Fast gives individuals the opportunity to prepare for the Feast…
After receiving the highest distinction of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Wimbledon 2019 Champion Simona Halep spoke about her devotion to the Mother of God in an exclusive interview with Basilica.ro. The tennis player confessed that…
On the first day of his 3-day visit to Romania, Pope Francis prayed the ‘Our Father’ in Bucharest’s Orthodox People’s Salvation Cathedral and addressed the congregation. Here is the full text of his address: Your…
I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall live. And whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die (John 11: 25-26). Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the dead,…
From Easter to Ascension, Orthodox Christians salute when they meet the so-called “Christ is Risen!” and respond with “Indeed, He is Risen.” We invite you to read this paschal greeting in several languages of the…
‘There is no sin which cannot be pardoned except that one which lacks repentance,’ says Saint Isaac the Syrian recalling the importance of repentance, which can offer the possibility of a new beginning in our…
El Pais, one of the most read daily newspapers in Spain, both in print and online, published in its online edition a feature article dedicated to Romania, in which it recommends readers 15 Romanian villages…