Church

Unique fresco of St. Nina discovered during curch restoration in Georrgia

Icons of the holy Equal-to-the-Apostles St. Nina, the great enlightener of Georgia, have adorned every church and icon corner in the ancient Orthodox country for centuries. Only a handful of ancient frescoes of the beloved saint have survived to this day, but one more has recently been discovered. During the course of restoration work in…

Aug 4, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Patriarch Daniel says children are God’s gifts for family, Church, and society in Children’s Day Message 2018

Patriarch Daniel in this year’s Children’s Day message said that children are God’s gifts for the family, the Church, and society. The Romanian Patriarch reflected on the importance of family education for children, calling for ‘generous love and responsibility’ on behalf of parents. ‘Children born in the family and baptized in the Church in the…

May 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Laurentiu on Patriarch Daniel’s name day: ‘He is our example of ministry and preaching the salvific truth’

‘He is our example of ministry and preaching the salvific truth,’ said His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu congratulating Patriarch Daniel on his name day. On the feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel, December 19, 2017, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest with an assembly…

Dec 20, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate expresses compassion, offers prayers for the Texas terror attack victims

The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with sorrow that 26 Christians including several children were killed and 20 others were wounded in a fire attack inside a church in Southerland Spring, Texas, on Sunday, only a few days after eight persons were killed and eleven injured in a previous terror attack in New York. Let us…

Nov 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Important data on the Church and the School. There are 16,403 Orthodox churches and 19,543 schools in Romania

The Romanian State Secretariat for Religious Affairs recently published official statistics on its website on the number of places of worship belonging to the 18 religious denominations recognized in Romania. According to the data, which reflects the situation as of December 31, 2015, the Romanian Orthodox Church has 16,403 churches, representing 59.9% of the total…

Sep 25, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Church most joyfully welcomes all young people in search for true freedom’, Patriarch Daniel says at ITO2017 opening ceremony

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed the thousands of Orthodox young people gathered Friday at the opening ceremony of the 2017 International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO) in Iasi. In his speech, the patriarch recalled that “the Church most joyfully welcomes all young people in search for true freedom”. The ceremony began with the presentation of the…

Sep 2, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Homily by Patriarch Daniel on the Dormition of the Theotokos | “Virgin Mary is the living icon of the Church”

On Sunday, Patriarch Daniel said that the Mother of God is the living icon of the Church, who transports humans from the passing, earthly life to the eternal, heavenly life. His Beatitude delivered a homily referring to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos during the Divine Liturgy celebrated at St George Chapel of…

Aug 17, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Newly ordained Bishop Damaschin of Dorna consecrates first church together with Archbishop Pimen of Suceava

His Eminence Pimen, Archbishop of Suceava and Rădăuţi, and the Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna consecrated Sunday, 30 July 2017, the Salaş Skete of the Putna Monastery in Suceava County. This was the first consecration of a church performed by His Grace Damaschin after his ordination as bishop on July 23. After the consecration service,…

Aug 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolis of Bessarabia | A new church to be built in Orhei

His Eminence Petru, Metropolitan of Bessarabia and exarch of the Territories, led Sunday the ceremony of the laying of the foundation stone of a new church building in the Republic of Moldova. The place of worship will be built in the St Varlaam parish in Orhei, the press office of the Metropolis of Bessarabia reports.…

Jul 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Saints Peter and Paul the Apostles resemble in their repentance and sacrificial love for the sake of Christ, Patriarch says

In his homily delivered on the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the life and ministry of the two great missionaries, a former angler and a former rabbi who were transformed into fishers of men and were united through their sacrificial love for the sake of Christ.…

Jul 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

HG Bishop Varlaam: The eternal love between the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity represents the inexhaustible source of the unity of the Church

This year, the Basilica Press Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary: a decade of ministry, ten years of formation and information! On the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, members of every department of the Press Centre were united in prayer with His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The hierarch celebrated the Divine…

Jun 12, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu