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HB Arch. Chrysostomos II of Cyprus celebrates his 78th Birthday

His Beatitude Chrysostomos II, Archbishop of Nova Justiniana and All Cyprus, celebrates on 10 April 2019 his 78th Birthday. He was born in Tala village, Paphos. At the age of 10 he lost his father and two years later, after finishing his elementary education, he joined the monastery of Ayios Neophytos in Paphos. He also attended…

Apr 10, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Fr Jean Boboc was an intelligent voice of today’s Orthodoxy, Patriarch says

Father Jean Boboc was an intelligent voice of today’s Orthodoxy, the Patriarch of Romania said in his message sent at the funeral of the late priest of French origin who served the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis in Paris. Please find below the full text of His Beatitude’s funeral message in French: Une voix intelligente de l̕…

Apr 8, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Statement of CROCEU in the view of the European elections in May 2019

In view of the upcoming European elections in May 2019, the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) would like to address all European citizens concerning the future of the European Union. After having considered the enlarged responsibilities and competencies of the European Parliament and the importance of the participation of European…

Apr 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Theophilos III celebrates his 67th Birthday

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, celebrates on 4 April 2018 his 67th Birthday. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III (known in the world as Elias Giannopoulos, his parents, Panagiotes-Triseugenia) was born in Gargalianes of the County of Triphylia-Messinia, in 1952. He arrived in Jerusalem in July 1964…

Apr 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch blesses new reliquaries for Suzana Monastery

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Monday, April 1, blessed two new reliquaries containing particles of the holy relics of Sts Charalampos, Theodore Tiron and Menas that will be enshrined at Suzana Monastery. ‘We ascribe glory to God for answering the wish of Suzana Monastery to have two new reliquaries containing the relics of Hieromartyr Charalampos,…

Apr 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Australia: Faithful farewell Greek Orthodox Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis

Thousands of faithful visited the Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Sydney to pay their last respects to Australia’s Greek Orthodox Archbishop Stylianos Harkianakis. The 83-year-old Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Australia died last Monday, after serving the church for 44 years and founding the Greek Orthodox education system in Australia. Attendees at…

Mar 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Seminar at the European Parliament: A path towards the resilience of Syrian people

A seminar titled “The next day in Syria: A path towards the resilience of Syrian people” will be held at the European Parliament on 3 April 2019 from 16:30-18:30 hours in Brussels. The event is organized together by CEC, Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, Committee of Representatives of Orthodox Churches to the European Union and European…

Mar 29, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania: The Mother of God is the Protrectress of mothers. If we continue with abortion, we will perish as a nation

During his homily on the Feast of the Annunciation, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that the Mother of God is the Protrectress of all mothers and warned that if abortions continue to take place in Romania ‘we will perish as a nation’. ‘If we, the Romanian people, continue with (performing) abortions, which sum up to…

Mar 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

#StrongerThanDeath | Six ways to foster silence this Lent

We are on the threshold of the second Sunday of Great Lent dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas also known as the theologian of the uncreated divine energies. Since the work of the Holy Archbishop of Thessalonica refers to contemplation, quietude, spiritual peace, we thought to list six ways to foster silence and implicitly calmness, as…

Mar 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Pro-life activists to rally for rights of unborn children in 600 cities in Romania, Rep. of Moldova

Thousands of pro-life activists are expected to rally on Saturday in over 600 cities in Romania and the Republic of Moldova to support the rights of unborn children under the slogan ‘Unique from the first second’. The purpose of the March for Life 2019 is to raise awareness on fetal rights and the need to…

Mar 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Being pro life means being pro-love’, Students for Life President Eliza Clotea says in exclusive interview

A few days before the March for Life 2019, the newly-elected president of the Students for Life Association, Eliza Clotea, a senior student at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Bucharest, confessed in an exclusive interview for Basilica.ro that the most difficult part of her activity is the ‘fight against the obstacle of mentalities’.…

Mar 20, 2019Sorin Ioniţe