The communities from the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrated Christmas according to the old calendar on January 7. It was a wonderful opportunity to continue the tradition, pray for world peace and…
Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated his name day among homeless people from Timișoara, on January 7, St John the Baptist day in the Romanian Orthodox Church calendar. “These are some of my friends from Timișoara.…
Father Ciprian Ioniță, Patriarchal Counsellor, and President of the Filantropia Federation of the Romanian Patriarchate, explained to Trinitas TV the activity of the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Romanian Patriarchate in the past year. In the…
Please find below the first week of 2024 in memorable images capturing the beauty of Orthodox life and one of the most important Christian holidays, the Epiphany. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this…
Photos from Romania, Greece, France or Scotland give you an overview of the Orthodox world in the last week of the year 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram …
During Lent, the Social-Philanthropic and Missionary Sector of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău ran the program “Do you want to be good for Christmas?” – the fourth edition which brought joy to over 5,000…
Please find some unique images from the Orthodox world in our week-in-Pictures photo feature for December 11-17, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Basilica.ro…
A few days after taking his monastic vows, Monk Nicolae Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica News Agency, was ordained a hierodeacon. Auxiliary Patriarchal Bishop Paisie of Sinaia officiated the ordination on Saturday, Dec. 16, at…
His Grace Benedict of Bistrița, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, donated blood with clerics from the eparchy. Dean Dan Hognogi of the Cluj I Deanery took this initiative, in response…
Two of the saints known for their kindness and generosity, Holy Hierarch Nicholas and St Philothea, were celebrated between December 4 and 10 in the Orthodox Church. They are true models of mercy shown to…