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Feast of St. Nektarios: Service in Aegina to be broadcast live

The online television platform Pemptousia will live-stream the Great Festive Vespers and the Liturgical Procession of the Honorable Head of St. Nektarios on Monday from the Holy Trinity Monastery on the island of Aegina, beginning at 18.30 Athens time or 16.30 GMT, Orthodoxia News Agency reports. On Tuesday, the Orthros service and the Archieratical Divine…

Nov 8, 2021Gheorghe Anghel

Basilica.ro Director congratulates Diaconia Mission: Their work inspires Romanians from all over the world

“The work of the Diaconia Mission is a beacon of light which inspires Romanians from all over the world,” declared Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica New Agency, about the organization which represents the social “arm” of the Metropolis of Bessarabia. Diaconia has recently celebrated 20 years of social mission. In an interview for the…

Nov 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

3,000 needy children receive winter boots from Romanian priest

When Fr. Claudiu Banu launched the Shoe a Poor Child campaign, he hoped to provide 1,000 children with winter boots. But there turned out to be so much support for this blessed work that they were able to provide 3,000 pairs of boots. Fr. Claudiu is experienced in such work. He is the founder of…

Nov 5, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

Sihăstria Monastery: National Cathedral artist paints entrance, Romanians from all over the world work on mosaic

Daniel Codrescu, painter of Romania’s National Cathedral, coordinated last month the painting of the vault from under the entrance tower of Sihăstria (Neamț) Monastery. The team of church painters was joined by Romanian volunteers from all over the world, who learned the mosaic technique and made mosaic icons for the exterior of the tower. Five…

Nov 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Ontario: Bishop of Canada joins Windsor Romanian community for the 103rd anniversary of their cathedral

This weekend, His Eminence Ioan Casian joined the Orthodox Romanians of Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for the 103rd anniversary of the “St. George and Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna” Cathedral. On Saturday, the Bishop of Canada participated in the Vigil office and, on Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with Parish Priest…

Nov 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Photo Contest dedicated to Hagia Sophia Basilica announces its winners

The Secretariat of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy announced last month the winners of the international photo contest “Hagia Sophia. The churches of the Wisdom of God in history and in the world”. The Grand Prize for the Ancient Churches category goes to the American Larry Angier, who sent a black-and-white series of photos of…

Nov 3, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his 30th enthronement anniversary

His Holiness Bartholomew I celebrated on Tuesday 30 years from his enthronement as Archbishop of Constantinople – the New Rome and as Ecumenical Patriarch. The 270th Patriarch of Constantinople was enthroned on November 2, 1991, at St. George Cathedral at the Phanar. Short biography Patriarch Bartholomew was born in 1940, on Imbros Island (Gökçeada, in…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Epidemiologist Vasile Ţurcan was decorated by the Bishop of Bălţi

His Eminence Antonie offered epidemiologist Vasile Ţurcan the highest distinction of the Diocese of Bălţi for laypersons: “The Cross of Bălţi”. It was granted for “his contribution to the development of medical science” and for “his qualities as a man, a patriot and a Christian”, the eparchy officials announced.  The awarding ceremony was organized on…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian wooden church to be consecrated next year in New Jersey

The Life-Giving Spring Romanian Orthodox Parish in Long Valley, New Jersey, has announced the consecration date for its Maramureș-style wooden church built to honour the Centennial of Romania’s Great Union: May 1st. It is the first church in the US built in this style. The foundation was blessed by Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas on…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Elder Victorin, who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk, prayerfully remembered at Sihastria Monastery

His Grace Nichifor of Botoșani officiated last Saturday, at Sihăstria (Neamț) Monastery, the seven-year commemoration service for Archimandrite Victorin Oanele, the abbot who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk. “God has always had a variety of works throughout history,” said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Iași Archdiocese after the service. “Every human person has a calling…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: October 25 – 31, 2021

Sunsets, fall escapes, icons and pilgrim portraits are just a part of our selection of photos taken between October 25 – 31, 2021. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in our weekly selection of photos?…

Nov 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea