The Week in Pictures: March 28 – April 3, 2022
The fourth week of Lent was full of Spring scents and colours, bringing joy and hope to the souls of the faithful. Please see below our Week in Pictures feature for the week between March…
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The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future: The Bucharest March for Life 2022
“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way…
Bucharest church to open center for children with Down syndrome: Their joy reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit
Father Radu Petre Mureșan, the Parish Priest of Bucharest’s Mavrogheni Church, blessed on Monday the building site of a new centre being built in the church courtyard for children with Down syndrome and autism. Their…
The Week in Pictures: January 24 – 30, 2022
Please find below photos taken between the National Holiday of the Union of Romanian Principalities and the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs. This is our Week-in-Pictures selection for January 24 – 30, 2022. Last…
The Week in Pictures: January 3 – 9, 2022
Theophany according to the revised calendar and the Lord’s Nativity according to the unrevised calendar have brought joy to Orthodox Christians these days. Please find below our Week in Pictures selection for January 3 –…
Basilica Photos: Year 2021 in 100 photos
Please find below our selection of the best 100 photos made by the Basilica News Agency photographers in the year 2021. See more below: Photo credit: Basilica.ro
Anti-communist martyrs from December 1989 commemorated in Bucharest’s Revolution Square
A commemoration service was officiated on Wednesday in Bucharest’s Romanian Revolution Square. Prayers were offered for the martyrs who fought for freedom during the last days of the Nicolae Ceauşescu’s communist regime. The religious ceremony…
Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers renovate oncology hospital ward in Bucharest
Bucharest’s “Dr Al. Trestioreanu” Oncology Institute inaugurated on Tuesday its Medical Oncology Ward No. 2, renovated by Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers. In record time – only 60 days – they provided over 200,000-Euros refurbishing works.…
US Orthodox priest documents Bucharest Orthodoxy in a short film
Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou, a Cyprus-born American Christian Orthodox priest, visited the Capital city of Romania this summer. Together with his son, Efstratios Papageorgiou, he is making a documentary series about Eastern European Orthodoxy. The short…
Bucharest public transport company introduces one-hour ticket
Users of the Bucharest overground public transport can purchase a ticket valid for one hour starting March 8, the City Hall announced. The ticket, which costs RON 1.3, is valid for one hour, regardless of…