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The Week in Pictures: June 12 – 18, 2023

A new photo feature capturing the beauty and authenticity of Orthodox life, with snapshots taken between June 12 and 18, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We would gladly include…

Jun 19, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Tallinn: Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I presents the challenges of ecumenical dialogue in today’s Europe

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I addressed the General Assembly of the Council of European Churches in Tallinn, Estonia on Sunday. His Holiness listed some of the challenges facing the ecumenical movement in today’s Europe. “The ecumenical movement thrived in a very different Europe than that which we know and live in today. In spite of the rhetoric…

Jun 18, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Basilica.ro: The life of the Church featured daily on your devices for 15 years

The Basilica News Agency came into being along with the Basilica Media Centre on October 27, 2007. The official launch of the website and the publication of the first news items took place on June 16, 2008. The news website of the Romanian Patriarchate was conceived with the mission of “reflecting reality as seen by…

Jun 16, 2023Sorin Ioniţe

Representatives of more than one hundred Christian churches in Europe meet in Estonia

The General Assembly of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), an organisation made up of 114 Orthodox, Protestant, Anglican and Old Catholic churches on the continent, opened in Tallinn, Estonia, on Wednesday. The theme of this year’s edition – the 16th one – is “Under God’s blessing – shaping the future”. The hosts are the…

Jun 15, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel sends blessings and encouragement to students who take national exams

Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent an encouragment message on Thursday to Romania’s students who take national exams. Full text: Blessing and encouragement for exams Beloved students, dear young people, Throughout its history, which is also a cultural history, the Church has always supported and promoted schooling and the intellectual, spiritual and moral formation of man.…

Jun 15, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate sent humanitarian aid for those affected by the earthquake in Syria

The Romanian Patriarchate sent a humanitarian transport to Syria on Wednesday, to help people affected by the February earthquake. The aid was loaded onto a Romanian Air Force plane that took off from Otopeni Airport, bound for Beirut. The packages contained blood pressure monitors, glucometers, powdered milk, canned food, mattresses and other essential supplies. The…

Jun 13, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: June 5 – 11, 2023

The last week of the liturgical period named Pentecostarion was captures through the lens of amateur and professional photographers. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos? We would gladly include one of…

Jun 13, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Oldest Romanian Orthodox community on the American continent saw its church burn down. Bishop calls for prayer

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada calls the faithful to prayer after the historic church of the “Assumption of the Mother of God” Parish in Boian/Willingdon, Alberta, burned to the ground on the evening of June 6. Boian is home to the oldest Romanian Orthodox community on American soil. “A sad news for the community…

Jun 8, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

A growing Romanian Orthodox community in Ecuador: 7 converts to receive Holy Baptism

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas supports the growth of the Romanian Orthodox community in Quito, Ecuador. 7 Holy Baptisms are to be officiated next month for adult converts. Last month, Fr. Daniel Ene, Romanian Orthodox Dean of New York, New England and the East Coast, visited the Romanian community in Quito, Ecuador, bringing…

Jun 8, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 29 – June 4, 2023

Please find below conferences, football matches, pilgrimages and other events featured in our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of May 29 – June 4, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?…

Jun 6, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

International Children’s Day

International Children’s Day is celebrated by more than 50 countries on June 1 and another 100 countries have similar celebrations on the same day. International Children’s Day was declared a holiday by the Romanian Parliament in 2016. International Children’s Day, which is not the same as Universal Children’s Day, is celebrated annually on June 1. Although…

Jun 1, 2023Alexandru Boboc