Romania

Romanian patriarch blesses carolers with Down Syndrome: “You have intensified the joy”

Patriarch Daniel received on Wednesday a group of young beneficiaries of Bucharest’s Down Plus Association. His Beatitude blessed the young people with Down Syndrome and told them they intensified the joy on the Patriarchate’s Hill. “You sang very beautifully and conveyed joy, as the song said, especially since we are here in Bucharest, which means…

Dec 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel to the Christmas carolers who study Theology: God the Child reveals the mystery of family

“St. John of Damascus says the only new thing under the sun is God the Man, Jesus Christ. And this mystery of God the Child Who grows through the love and care shown by the Mother of God and His adoptive father, Righteous Joseph, reveals the mystery of family,” Patriarch Daniel said on Monday to…

Dec 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel: Pro-life students perform soul-saving work. Christ the Child reveals mystery of humble and generous love

Christ came into the world as a Child “to reveal the great mystery of humble and generous love: a child can be ignored, as it often happens, it can be rejected, it can be killed in the womb or it can be granted all the attention, all the care and all the affection fit for…

Dec 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Anti-communist martyrs from December 1989 commemorated in Bucharest’s Revolution Square

A commemoration service was officiated on Wednesday in Bucharest’s Romanian Revolution Square. Prayers were offered for the martyrs who fought for freedom during the last days of the Nicolae Ceauşescu’s communist regime. The religious ceremony was held after the state anthem. “We have officiated a commemoration service for the maryrs of the Romanian December 1989…

Dec 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

St. George the Pilgrim: Relics of the recently-glorified Romanian saint visiting US parishes

Orthodox faithful throughout the U.S. have a special opportunity now through early February to venerate the relics of one of Romania’s most recently glorified saints. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the relics of St. George the Pilgrim have arrived in America. The relics have already visited a number of parishes in several…

Dec 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Transylvanian priest offers his parish house to a family with 8 children

Father Ionuț Timoce, a Transylvanian parish priest, offered his parish house to family with eight children recently left homeless after the owner ended their tenancy by selling the house. Reghin Deanery got involved in providing a home to the Balazs family. The eight children are aged 4 to 18, their father is a taxi driver…

Dec 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: December 6 – 12, 2021

The week between December 6 and 12 was blessed by three saints: Holy Hierarchs Nicholas and Spyridon and Holy Martyr Philothea. Please see below how they were celebrated. 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…

Dec 14, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 29 – December 5, 2021

St. Andrew’s feast, Romania’s National Day celebrations, as well as the first snowflakes are captured in our weekly photo feature from the Orthodox world. 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…

Dec 8, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 22 – 28, 2021

“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do” (Matthew 6:16): this quote may best illustrate the previous fasting week. We let the images speak further. 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…

Dec 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

War hero Ecaterina Teodoroiu to become the first woman on a Romanian circulating banknote

The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation a banknote featuring Ecaterina Teodoroiu, hero of the Romanian Unification War (WWI). It is the first legal tender banknote that features a female personality. The institution wants to promote the major role played by women in Romanian history and society. The banknote with a face value…

Nov 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: November 15 – 21, 2021

Last week’s photos illustrate the joy of fasting. From children’s smiles to serene monastic faces or beautiful late autumn landscapes, joy was present everywhere.  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…

Nov 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea