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Tronos Byzantine Choir to sing in America | Tour dates

At the invitation of HE Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas, five members of the Byzantine Choir Tronos from the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest will offer concerts of Byzantine music in several parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America. The tour is scheduled for September 7-19.   Here are the tour dates: “SAINTS…

Sep 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

10th Annual Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States to convene in October

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (ACOB-US) will convene in Washington D.C. between October 2 and 5. This year’s agenda will feature proposals to introduce new channels to connect with the Orthodox faithful and several new ministries and committees to support Orthodox youth and volunteer programs. The meeting starts…

Sep 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 23-29, 2021

Please find below our selection of photos from the Orthodox world on the week with youth activities and feasts dedicated to the Mother of God and to St John the Baptist. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to…

Sep 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Jerusalem: The icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God carried in procession to her Tomb in Ghethsemane

Archbishop Dorotheos of Avela, Hegumen of the “Gethsemane” Metochion at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, carried in procession on Wednesday morning the icon of the Dormition of the Mother of God. The traditional procession unfolded from the Holy Sepulchre to the Tomb of the Mother of God in the Ghetsemane Garden. Hagiotaphite hieromonks, monks,…

Aug 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

HG Ioan Casian to join the first Romanian Orthodox Youth Retreat organized by the Diocese of Canada

The Bishop of Canada shall join the first Orthodox Youth Retreat organized in the diocese. The event is scheduled for September 3-6 in Mono, Ontario. The reunion take place under the slogan: “Friends of St John Jacob of Hozeva and of St Herman of Alaska – Paths to the Kingdom”. The event is open to…

Aug 26, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 16 – 22, 2021

The main events of the Orthodox world between August 16 and 22 were the Putna Celebration – 150 and the feast of Transfiguration according to the unrevised calendar. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do you want to be featured in…

Aug 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Let us be patriots and open to the world: The Declaration of the Anniversary Student Congress, Putna, August 16, 2021

Romanian students from all over the world gathered on August 16 for an Anniversary Student Congress at Putna Monastery, where they signed a final declaration. “The unity of Romanians in the future is built on the awareness of their unity in the past”, states the document. The text defines the “fundamentals by which each generation…

Aug 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

These are the winning pictures at OrthPhoto Awards

The winners of the first edition of the International Orthodox Photography Competition OrthPhoto Awards were announced on Tuesday, August, 10, during a ceremony held at the Center for Orthodox Culture in Bialystok, Poland. More than 650 photographers from almost 30 countries entered the competition. Four Romanians were nominated among the winners of the contest. We…

Aug 20, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Jerusalem: The relics of Saint John the Hozevite are indisputable testimony of the Resurrection

The incorrupt and fragrant body of Saint John Jacob the new Hozevite are “indisputable and irrefutable testimony of the resurrection of our Saviour Jesus Christ”, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem last week, as he officiated the All-Night Vigil at the whole relics of St. John Jacob of Neamț, whose entire incorrupt body reposes at the Hozeva…

Aug 20, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch of Serbia creates Instagram account to reach domestic and foreign public

Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia gave the blessing for the creation of an Instagram account named porfirije_patrijarh on the social media platform Instagram. “In this way, the Patriarch wants to meet the strong interest of the faithful, but also the entire domestic and foreign public, about his work, views and opinions,” is stated in a press…

Aug 19, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Suceava Archdiocese reestablishes Mănăstioara – Udești skete that traces to St Stephen the Great

The Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți has reestablished a hermitage that goes back to the times of St. Stephen the Great, the 15th-century ruler of Moldavia and one of the most beloved saints of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Suceava and Rădăuți Archdiocesan Council made the decision on August 11. The hermitage is situated in…

Aug 19, 2021Gheorghe Anghel