The Week in Pictures: June 3 – 9, 2024
The first week of summer marks a time of spiritual renewal, as the warm sun encourages the faithful to go on pilgrimages to various monasteries or holy places and actively participate in the community’s life.…
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Holy Hierarch Dositheus’ Psalter in Verses to be republished on the 400th anniversary of his birth
On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Holy Hierarch Dositheus, Metropolitan of Moldavia, the Archdiocese of Iași will republish one of his most famous works, the Psalter in Verses. The activity is part of…
The Week in Pictures: May 27 – June 2, 2024
The last days of May and the first days of summer were embellished by celebrations of childhood, of St. John the New from Suceava, patron saint of Bukovina, and by the blessing of God manifested…
OCA Metropolitan Tikhon visits Putna Monastery: An occasion for spiritual strengthening and reflection on monastic life
His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), visited Putna Monastery on June 4-5, 2024. Archim. Melchisedec Velnic, the abbot of the Romanian monastery, and the…
Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Sunday of Parents and Children: How to overcome today’s family crisis
Patriarch Daniel of Romania explains how to overcome today’s family crisis in His Beatitude’s message for the Sunday of Parents and Children in the Romanian Orthodox Church. „Life and happiness are God’s gifts, and today’s…
The Week in Pictures: May 20 – 26, 2024
Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen are celebrated with great piety in the Orthodox world and are considered the patron saints of Christians and the Church. On this occasion, many churches worldwide celebrate their patronal feasts,…
Văratec Monastery is rebuilding two houses destroyed by a devastating fire
Văratec Monastery in Neamț County, Romania, will rebuild two monastic houses destroyed by a devastating fire late last month. The fire is believed to have started after an electrical short circuit in a sewing machine,…
Metropolitan Synod in Bucharest: Founders of Romanian Athonite Prodromou Skete proposed for canonization
The Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Monday at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel announced that the founders of the Athonite Prodromou Skete, Venerable…
The Week in Pictures: May 13 – 19, 2024
Sunsets, feasts and spiritual retreats are just a few topics illustrated in photos taken from 13 to 19 May 2024 and included in our Week-in-Pictures photo feature. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this…
J.C. Larchet: Christianity helps us assume the present limitations of our bodies, which we shall overcome in Heaven
Basilica.ro invited Jean-Claude Larchet to a dialogue on diseases of the body, mind and spirit. The theologian also spoke about the ideologies that undermine today’s society, explaining how Christianity teaches us to assume the limitations…