The Week in Pictures: October 11 – 17, 2021
The thoughts and prayers of the faithful went towards Saint Parascheva last week, while many pilgrims went to honour her relics in the city of Iași. Please find below our photo selection from last week.…
Tag: Orthodox Church
Patriarch Daniel on Pentecost: The Church is not founded by human agreement. It is the extension of Christ’s life
The Church is not founded by a human agreement, but it is the extension of the life of Christ in humanity, in those who believe in Him, are baptized in the name of the Father…
For 13 years, the Basilica News Agency: Profile
In a world assailed by information, Patriarch Daniel saw the presence of the Orthodox Church in the Romanian media landscape as a primary necessity. Less than a month after his enthronement, on October 27, 2007,…
15 churches in Bacau included in new Ecumenical Cultural Route
The Ecumenical Tourist Cultural Route in Bacău County includes the most beautiful places of worship, mostly Orthodox, but also Catholic. The Route was set up at the initiative of the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and…
The Orthodox Church will bring its specific contribution to the European common project: Fr. Sorin Șelaru about the “Conference on the Future of Europe”
“The Orthodox Church is ready to be present at every level, open for dialogue, in order to express the needs and hopes of every faithful and to bring its specific contribution to the European common…
Patriarch Daniel: The icon is a call to pray with the Saints and foresight of the Kingdom of Heaven
Patriarch Daniel presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. In his sermon, His Beatitude highlighted the three roles of an icon: to profess the truth of the Incarnation…
Youngest Romanian Bishop Benedict defines himself in relation to young people: I want to be one of them
A professor of Orthodox Spirituality at the Faculty of Theology in Cluj and the youngest Romanian hierarch, Bishop Benedict of Bistrița talked about his relationship with young people after a year in office. His Grace…
Barometer: Church, Army, Academy – first places in Romanians’ trust
The Church, the Army and the Romanian Academy occupy the first places in terms of the degree of trust granted by Romanians, according to the first barometer of the religious life in Romania, presented on…
Authentic church calendars are not convertible into election material
The Romanian Patriarchate was surprised to learn that during the election campaign a political entity printed, in order to offer citizens as electoral material, Christian-Orthodox calendars that contain not only a political logo, but also…
Patriarch Daniel encourages students sitting for national exams
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message of blessing and encouragement to all students sitting for final exams these days. More than 172,000 eighth grade students in Romania started the National Evaluation on Monday, June…