Hadâmbu Monastery build house for family with 10 children
The 10-children Ciobanu family will soon have a new place to live, thanks to the generosity of one Romanian monastery. Work on their new home in the village of Ion Neculce began at the end…
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Proposals made by Romanian hierarchs to mark 30th anniversary of fall of communism
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered at the patriarchal residence for a working session on Monday, Sept. 30, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Romanian hierarchs resolved to organize…
The Week in Pictures: September 23 – 29, 2019
Our collection of photos from the Orthodox world covering a variety of topics from church feasts, youth ministry programs, street art and many more.
12 years of patriarchal ministry: „The joy of bearing fruit” celebrated in liturgical communion in Bucharest
Thirty eight hierarchs assembled at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest on Monday to celebrate the Divine Liturgy and attend the Te Deum service marking the 12th anniversary of the enthronement of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…
The Week in Pictures: September 16 – 22, 2019
Our collection of photos from the Orthodox world covering a variety of topics from church feasts, youth ministry programs, official meetings and many more. Read more: Basilica.ro marks 1st anniversary of weekly news in pictures…
Romanian Church marks World Cleanup Day with litter-pick by youth from Orthodox high schools and other institutions
The Church has joined the ‘Let’s do it, Romania!’ campaign and summoned teams of young students from the theological seminaries across Romania to help out with the clean-up day. Over 180,000 Romanians, most of them…
Romanian Orthodox Church to mark Patriarch Daniel’s 12th enthronement anniversary
On Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, the Romanian Orthodox Church will celebrate the 12th enthronement anniversary of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. On this occasion, beginning with 9.00 a.m. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel will preside over the…
First Romanian Orthodox Church in Norway consecrated
A 100-year-old building in the city of Haugesund in southwestern Norway was given new life on Sunday, as it was consecrated as a parish church of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The new church, the first…
The presbytera is the guardian angel of the priest, bishop Ignatie says
During the first ever conference on the mission of presbyteras in the Diocese of Huși, His Grace Bishop Ignatie noted that a presbytera is the guardian angel of the priest and of their home. The…
Photo report: Orthodox monastic tonsure
The person who enters the monastery and wishes to become a monastic must first go through two stages: the novitiate and the rasophoria. The novitiate is a trial period, in which the brother or sister…