“We are going through an extremely difficult time in terms of safeguarding health and life, when many people are tried hard by the new epidemic which has extended globally. In this period we are in…
His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of St. Antimos Monastery in Bucharest on Sept. 27. He spoke about the achievements of the holy hierarch Anthimos, who was…
Pedro Faidiga Passos, a Brazilian who converted to Orthodoxy and settled in Romania, says that God “fished him” through his Romanian wife and thus revealed to him “the full beauty of the Christian faith.” He…
The first services at the newly established Romanian parish in Dubai will be officiated in September, parish priest Alexandru Truşcan told the Basilica News Agency. The services will be occasioned by the main patronal feast…
The former Patriarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Justin and Teoctist, “were animated by the same holy desire to serve the Church,” said the Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova during a memorial service officiated on…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to introduce the name of Saint Nikephoros the Leper in its calendar. Orthodox believers have called for the intercession of a great number of wonderworking Saints…
At the end of the meeting of the Holy Synod, on Wednesday, the hierarchs held a festivity in honour of Patriarch Daniel, who turned 70. The members of the Holy Synod offered the Patriarch an…
On his 70th birthday, Patriarch Daniel turned his thoughts of gratitude to God, his parents, and all those who support the activities of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Beatitude delivered the anniversary speech on Thursday,…
On Monday, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated a Te Deum service as a sign of thanksgiving to God for the activity of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate. He explained…
Many times, priests keep young people close to the church through various extra ecclesiastical activities. Football is one of them. Dozens of parishes, especially in rural areas, have set up football teams, often coached even…