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Bishop of Canada’s Christmas Pastoral Letter: Christ fulfills restoration of human nature in His Person

“Christ accomplishes the restoration of the humanity in His Person. Man’s nature becomes the temple and house of the Word of God,” Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada says in his Pastoral Letter on the Nativity of our Lord. “Each person fulfils its purpose by growing from the image of God to its likeness. This growth…

Dec 26, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: December 19 – 25, 2022

The last week of Lent was a time of spiritual preparation, joy and carolling. We invite you to take a look at the Orthodox world between December 19 and 25, 2022. 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…

Dec 26, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Children of the Romanian Orthodox parish in Valletta sang carols to the President of Malta

The children’s choir of the Romanian Orthodox parish in Valletta sang Christmas carols to the President of Malta on Thursday. It was the second time Romanian children sang carols at the Presidential Palace in Malta. The concert was preceded by a short presentation by Father George-Alexandru Popescu, who thanked the Presidential couple and mentioned that…

Dec 24, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Georgios of Paphos elected Archbishop of Cyprus

On Saturday, the Holy Synod elected Metropolitan Georgios of Paphos as Archbishop of Cyprus. The new archbishop received 11 votes, followed by the Metropolitan of Limassol, Athanasios, with 4 votes. One hierarch did not vote. The election was held in the cathedral next to the Archdiocese after the Holy Mass. After the voting process, 15…

Dec 24, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch of Romania sends irenic letter on the feast of the Nativity of the Lord 2022

On the occasion of the feast of the Nativity of the Lord, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sends an irenic letter to His Holiness Bartholomaios I, the Ecumenical Patriarch, and the other heads of Orthodox Autocephalous Churches. Full text: Bucharest, Nativity of the Lord 2022 The Holy Scripture show us that the…

Dec 22, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Unique show in Tokyo: Japanese musicians sang Romanian carols

Between 6 and 11 December, a unique show was offered in Tokyo, Japan: 24 Japanese lyrical artists, led by two conductors from Romania, sang Romanian carols in their original language, Romanian. The project was initiated by Kazuko Shimada, President of the “Romanian Music Society in Japan” and benefited from the involvement of Dr Luminița Guțanu…

Dec 21, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: December 12 – 18, 2022

We are approaching the feast of the Nativity and in the homes of Christians, the voices of carolers are heard. We invite you to watch our Week in Pictures photo feature with snapshots captured between December 12 and 18, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared…

Dec 21, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: December 5 – 11, 2022

Starting from the feast of St. Nicholas, carolers everywhere begin to proclaim the coming of Christ the Child. Please see below our selection of photos taken between December 5 – 11, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica.ro (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be…

Dec 13, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Basilica News Agency Director meets with Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem received on Monday Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate, who travelled to the Holy City to attend the Christian Media Summit 2022. “We spoke of the mission of the Basilica News Agency and His Beatitude referred to the good relations with the Romanian Orthodox…

Dec 13, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Basilica News Agency Director attends Christian Media Summit 2022

Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica News Agency, attends the Christian Media Summit 2022, an event organized between December 11 and 14 in Jerusalem. The yearly summit is organized by the Israeli government Press Office. This year’s edition reunites 150 150 top-tier Christian news executives and public opinion leaders from around the world, including founders…

Dec 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

“Women move mountains”: International Mountain Day 2022

“Women move mountains” is this year’s International Mountain Day theme. The theme was chosen because men from the mountains often migrate elsewhere in search of alternative livelihoods, while women have taken on many tasks formerly done by men. “Yet, mountain women are often invisible due to a lack of decision-making power and unequal access to…

Dec 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea