During a working session chaired by His Beatitude Archbishop Hieronymus on Thursday, the Standing Synod of the Greek Orthodox Church proclaimed Saint Paisios of Mount Athos Patron of the Hellenic Army’s Signal Battalions. According to a press release of the Greek Church Holy Synod, the decision was made following the request of the military priests…
During a ceremony at the patriarchal residence on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel handed over the reliquary containing a particle of the holy relics of Saint Seraphim of Sarov to Rev. Eugeniu Rogoti, rector of St Nicholas – Tabacu Church in Bucharest. Last week, His Beatitude Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia, visited Romania…
We are happy to announce the release of our first edition of the Basilica.ro monthly review. The October 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…
On 2 November 2017 His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates the 26th enthronement anniversary. Born Demetrios Archondonis in 1940 on the island of Imvros (today, Gökçeada, Turkey), His All-Holiness Bartholomew was elected in October 1991 as the 270th Archbishop of the 2000-year-old Church founded by St. Andrew, serving as Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and…
On his tenth anniversary of patriarchal ministry, His Beatitude Daniel gave an interview to the Patriarchate’s Herald of Orthodoxy. In this interview, the patriarch was asked to present the main blessings received from God in the last decade, but also the obstacles he has faced in his endeavours. In his answer, Patriarch Daniel expresses his joy for…
Numerous Romanian faithful from the Eastern coast of the United States of America participated on October 27 and 28, 2017 at the celebrations of St. Demetrius the New Monastery in Middletown, NY. The celebration began on Friday evening with the service of Great Vespers with Lity, and continued the next day with Matins, Divine Liturgy,…
According to His Beatitude Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia, he has spent a lot of time contemplating the idea of building a seminary and hotel in Lechkumi in northwestern Georgia, where the relics of St. Maximus the Confessor are kept, to help increase the number of foreign visitors coming to the area to venerate the…
Address of His Beatitude Ilia II, Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, read out by His Grace Vakhtang, Bishop of Nikortsmind, at the Solemn Meeting of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Bucharest, Saturday 28 October 2017: Your Beatitudes, I wholeheartedly greet you, every participant of the conference and the audience present. The issue which is to…
Adress of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana, Dürres and All Albania, at the Solemn Session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Bucharest, Saturday 28 October 2017. Difficulties of Confessing the Orthodox Faith during Communism in Albania and the importance of religious freedom today “For it has been granted to you that…
Address by His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, delivered during the solemn session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 28 October 2017: Difficulties of confessing the Orthodox faith during Communism and the Importance of Religious Freedom today Your Holiness, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences and…
The members of the Holy Trinity parish in the city of Rochester, New York State, celebrated on Sunday, October 22, 2017, 15 years from the foundation of the parish and the parish priest’s ordination, Fr. Daniel Adrian Ene. The event was attended by His Eminence Nicolae, the Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the…
During atheism, the generation of martyrs and confessors was crying to God unceasingly, day and night, asking Him with faith, hope and love to bring back to life Christ’s Church, a Church that seemed to be dead, His Beatitude Metropolitan Rastislav said during his homily on Sunday. His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church…
Saturday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the solemn session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church to mark the Patriarchate’s solemn and commemorative themes of the year. The Romanian Patriarchate declared the 2017 a Solemn Year of the Holy Icons, of Iconographers and church painters, and a Commemorative Year of Patriarch Justinian and…
Saturday His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, officiated a Doxology at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest to celebrate the 10th anniversary of patriarchal ministry of His Beatitude Daniel. The event was attended by Their Beatitudes Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia, Archbishop Anastasios of Albania, Metropolitan Rastislav of Czech Lands and Slovakia,…
Speech presented by Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, in the Patriarchal Cathedral on Saturday, 28 October 2017, 9:30 am, after the Te Deum service at the 10th anniversary of His Beatitude Daniel as Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church: The 10th anniversary of patriarchal ministry of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel is a good opportunity…
His Beatitude Father Rastislav, the Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands and Slovakia, celebrates on 28 October 28 2017 the spiritual protector: Saint Rastislav, the Prince of Moravia. Rastislav or Rostislav, also known as St. Rastislav, was the second known ruler of Moravia (846–870). Upon his initiative two brothers, Cyril and Methodius…
The Address of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, delivered for the finals of the Church Music National Festival-Contest Praise the Lord!, 10th edition, the Patriarchal Palace – Bucharest, Friday, 27 October 2017: The 10th (anniversary) edition of the Church Music National Festival-Contest Praise the Lord! calls us to thank God for…
Thursday evening, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and Patriarch Daniel of Romania had a private meeting at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest. During the meeting, the two Primates of Orthodox Churches exchanged their views on church issues and the relations between the two Patriarchates, the Press Service of the Russian Patriarchate reports. His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill…
Homily by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Russia during the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, 27 October 2017. Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences and Your Graces, Reverend fathers, beloved brothers and sisters, Today we commemorate Venerable Demetrius Basarabov, the heavenly protector of the city of Bucharest, and during…
Proclaimed today, 27 October 2017, during the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest: To the beloved clergy, the pious monastic community and the Orthodox faithful from the Romanian Patriarchate, Grace, peace, and joy from God, and from Us, hierarchical blessings! Venerating the saints, honouring the heroes of the nation, the hierarchs, the clergy,…