Starting Thursday, the official radio station of the Romanian Patriarchate, Radio Trinitas, is broadcasting in Bucharest from a new antenna installed on the main dome of Romania’s National Cathedral. The new transmission station has a power of 4 kW, significantly expanding the reception area and improving signal quality across the capital and its surroundings. The…
Romfilatelia and the Romanian Post have released the world’s longest postage stamp, measuring 252 millimetres, to mark the Consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral. The philatelic issue, unveiled on Friday, celebrates the landmark event with a special miniature sheet, featuring mosaic icons and panoramic imagery of the Cathedral. The issue includes a postage stamp, a perforated…
His Eminence Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia and Exarch of the Territories, celebrates his 79th birthday on Friday. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy and a Te Deum (service of thanksgiving) will be celebrated at the Metropolitan Chapel of Saint John the Theologian, located at the Metropolitan Residence in Chișinău. Following the prayer…
At the conclusion of the “Way of the Saints” procession held in Bucharest to mark the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, Patriarch Daniel delivered a message highlighting the spiritual connection between Saint Demetrius the New and Saint John Jacob of Neamț. He explained that the lives and witness of these two…
The “Way of the Saints” procession took place on Thursday through the streets of the Romanian capital. Pilgrims were greeted by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the outdoor Altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral, where he emphasised the spiritual meaning of the pilgrimage. The procession began from two points. The first group departed from the Patriarchal…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, on Thursday, blessed a reliquary crafted as a miniature replica of Romania’s National Cathedral, designed to hold fragments of the holy relics of Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Protector of Romania and of the Cathedral itself. The service took place in the historic Chapel of “Saint George the Great Martyr” at…
A delegation from Putna Monastery, led by Archimandrite Melchisedec Velnic, abbot of the holy monastery, recently visited the United States, where they took part in the patronal feast—celebrated in advance—of St. Demetrius Monastery in Middletown, New York. On this occasion, Archimandrite Melchisedec Velnic and Archimandrite Ieremia Berbec, abbot of the Romanian monastery in Middletown and…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas awarded the American Metropolitan Cross to Marius-Gabriel Lazurca, former Ambassador of Romania to the United Mexican States. The solemn ceremony took place on Tuesday at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest, in the presence of Father Daniel Ene, Administrative Vicar of the Archdiocese of the United States of America,…
His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Germany, Central and Northern Europe has welcomed the appointment of Josef Grünwidl as the new Roman Catholic Archbishop and Metropolitan of Vienna. “With great fraternal joy, I learned of Your Eminence’s appointment as Archbishop of Vienna and of the fact that, after deep reflection, you responded with a wholehearted ‘yes’…
The Archdiocese of Bucharest has published a series of brochures dedicated to the National Cathedral, which Basilica.ro is presenting in the days leading up to the consecration of the church’s mosaic iconography. Below we present the brochure on the mosaic painting, which can also be downloaded in pdf format. The mosaic technique was chosen because…
The European Union Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Her Excellency Iwona Piórko, paid an official visit on Tuesday to the Metropolis of Bessarabia, where she was received by His Eminence Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău, Metropolitan of Bessarabia, and Exarch of the Territories. According to the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the meeting took place in an…
Five days before the consecration of the painting of Romania’s National Cathedral, Basilica.ro publishes the last leaflet in the series prepared by the Archdiocese of Bucharest for this occasion. This edition focuses on several technical aspects related to the construction process, without exhausting the many challenges that engineers had to overcome through technical innovation and…
Crafted using a technique that blends traditional methods with high-quality modern materials, the stained glass windows of the National Cathedral are a remarkable project. Created by Romanian artisans under the direction of artist Lucian Butucariu, a professor at the National University of Arts specialising in glass and stained glass art, the works highlight local craftsmanship.…
The entrance to the National Cathedral in Bucharest is made possible through 27 bronze doors depicting our Saviour Jesus Christ, the Mother of God, the Holy Apostles, as well as several Romanian saints. The doors are a distinctive feature of the church; each weighs approximately 800 kilograms and is operated by an automatic opening and…
The events related to the consecration of the iconography of the National Cathedral in Bucharest, a landmark of Romanian spirituality, will take place on Sunday, October 26, 2025, according to the following liturgical schedule: 07:30–10:00 – The Divine Liturgy will be celebrated inside the National Cathedral by a designated assembly consisting of three hierarchs from…
The Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate marks ten years of presence on social media — a decade dedicated to communicating “the Good to Know,” bearing witness to faith, and fostering global connection. Launched on October 20, 2015, the official Basilica News Agency pages on Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), and Instagram have become a…
Two Romanian elders from Mount Athos have been added to the synaxarion by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. They are Hieroschemamonk Niphon (Ionescu), the founder of Prodromos Skete, and Venerable Nectarios (Crețu) the Protopsaltis, also known as the Nightingale of Mount Athos. The canonisations were approved during the Holy Synod meeting of the…
Romanian faithful and hierarchs from the diaspora gathered on Saturday for the annual pilgrimage to the former Kufstein prison in Austria, where the Holy Transylvanian Martyrs — monk Bessarion Sarai, priests John of Galeș and Moses Măcinic of Sibiel, and layman Oprea Nicholas — were once imprisoned for their Orthodox faith. The pilgrims included Romanian…
Her Excellency Laura Popescu, Romania’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, has recently visited the University of Cambridge to mark the establishment of a Romanian Language Lectureship at the prestigious academic institution. It is the second such lectureship in a British university, following the one opened at Oxford in 2012. During her visit, Ambassador Popescu met…
Romania inaugurated a new honorary consulate on Friday in the city of Ruse, the fourth of its kind in Bulgaria after those in Burgas, Silistra, and Plovdiv, reports Agerpres. The event marks a new stage in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries, said Romania’s ambassador to Sofia, Brândușa Predescu, who attended the ceremony. “This…