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Romanian Kickboxer Cătălin Moroşanu visits Mount Athos: I came to thank God for everything He gave me

Romanian Kickboxer and former professional rugby player Cătălin Moroşanu announced on his Facebook page that he visited the Holy Mount Athos to thank God for His divine help. ‘I came to thank God for everything He gave me, because He enlightened my path every time, helping me to move on,’ Moroşanu wrote on Monday. ‘I’ve…

Jun 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his name day

His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, celebrates Tuesday, June 12, his patron saint: the Holy Apostle Bartholomew. Born Demetrios Archondonis on 29 February 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…

Jun 11, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Bronze bust of Romanian priest Iraclie Porumbescu unveiled in Chernivtsi region

A bronze bust depicting priest Iraclie Porumbescu, the father of the renowned Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu, was unveiled during a religious ceremony held at the beginning of June at the Dormition of the Theotokos Church in Boian, Chernivtsi region. Father Iraclie was a parish priest at this church from 1857 to 1859. The bronze sculpture…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox priest travels 5000+ km to bless monuments to Romanian Heroes in Russia

Fr. Ștefan Stanciu from the Ghencea district of Bucharest is currently in the midst of a trip to bless a number of grave monuments throughout Russia to Romanian WW2 prisoners of war who died in Soviet gulags. Together with the Romanian ambassador to Moscow, Vasile Soare, the priest will travel more than 5,000 km to…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New Orthodox Church to be built in Salt Lake City

The Church of the holy preeminent Apostles Peter and Paul in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is planned to be built by this winter in Salt Lake City, OrthoChristian reports. After a year and a half of searching for a suitable place, the parish was able to acquire a plot of land…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

June 1 – Children’s Day

Children’s Day  is a national holiday celebrated in Romania and it is held on June 1 every year. Children’s Day is not just an event in Romania, it is also celebrated in many different countries and is an official UN global observance. Children’s Day is an international celebration intended to bring nations together to promote child welfare,…

Jun 1, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Holy Cincture of the Theotokos arrives in Voluntari, Romania

The reliquary with a part of the Holy Cincture (Holy Belt) of the Mother of God from Kato Xenia Monastery arrived at St Parasceva Church in Voluntari on Thursday morning, May 30. The delegation from Greece was welcomed by Fr. Cristian Burcea, dean of Ilfov Nord Deanery, in the presence of many believers. The Holy…

May 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Christ calls all nations to salvation

During his homily on Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that ‘Christ the Lord calls all nations and all persons to salvation.’ ‘Our Saviour Jesus Christ broke or abolished the mental and cultural barriers between Samarians and Jews, and healed the Jews from the complex of their superiority to the Samarians, and the Samarians from…

May 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel casts vote in EU elections and national referendum

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday cast his vote in the European elections and a national referendum at his local polling station at Ienachita Vacarescu School in Bucharest. After voting, the Patriarch offered prayer cards to those present at the polling station. Romanians cast their votes in the EU elections on Sunday, May 26, as…

May 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The Good to Know’ online magazine: May 2019

The May 2019 issue of ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine of the Basilica News Agency is now available for download. Containing a summary of the religious events in the entire Orthodox world, ‘The Good to Know’ online magazine can be freely printed out and distributed for more thorough information and spiritual benefit. The magazine features a selection…

May 23, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel stresses importance of spreading devotion to Romanian Saints during Metropolitan Synod

Patriarch Daniel on Monday, May 20, 2019 told the hierarchs of the Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja that they should encourage the believers to strengthen their devotion to the Romanian Saints. ‘It is a great joy to have many Saints interceding for us,’ the Patriarch of Romania said opening the working…

May 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu