{"id":571670,"date":"2026-05-13T11:05:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=571670"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:06:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:06:25","slug":"metropolitan-iosif-christian-oratory-festival-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/metropolitan-iosif-christian-oratory-festival-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Metropolitan Iosif meets young finalists of Christian oratory festival in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe met at the end of last week with the young participants in the final stage of the Christian Oratory Festival-Competition \u201cSaint John Chrysostom\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The event brought together more than 100 young people from the four countries of the Archdiocese \u2014 Belgium, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands \u2014 at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Archangels Michael, Gabriel and Raphael in Paris.<\/p>\n<p>The participants answered the question in Romanian, French, and German: \u201cWhy am I important for the Church?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting with the Metropolitan, the young people proposed themes for future festival editions and shared their concerns with His Eminence, who answered questions mainly on faith and life in a secularised society.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571638\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571638\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571638 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2-668x890.jpg 668w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2-270x360.jpg 270w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Metropolitan Iosif awarded the prizes at the end of the first edition of the &#8220;St. John Chrysostom&#8221; Christian Oratory Competition Festival, organised by the Archdiocese of Western Europe. Photo: Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Prizes were awarded by juries in age categories, with support from several Romanian Orthodox parishes in the Paris region.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSaint John Chrysostom\u201d Christian Oratory Festival-Competition, organised by the Catechetical and Educational Department of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western Europe, was held for the first time this year.<\/p>\n<p>Contestants participated in five age groups: 7\u20139 years, 10\u201312 years, 13\u201315 years, 16\u201318 years and 19\u201322 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571640\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571640\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571640 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-1024x627.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-1024x627.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-890x545.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-360x220.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-768x470.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1-1536x941.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Fotografii-Festival-Oratorie-Paris-9-10-mai-2026-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571640\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The final stage of the competition and the award ceremony took place on May 8-9, 2026, at the Cathedral of Paris. Photo: Metropolitanate of Western and Southern Europe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The finalists who took part in the competition at the Paris cathedral had previously qualified through local parish stages and regional stages organised in the deaneries of France, Switzerland, the Netherlands and Belgium during April.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Cathedral in Paris was purchased by the Romanian state at the initiative of King Carol I of Romania in 1882.<\/p>\n<p>Between 1882 and 1892, the church was restored and adapted for Orthodox worship, being consecrated at the end of May 1892. Following a turbulent period, it was elevated to the status of a Metropolitan Cathedral on 10 May 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe met at the end of last week with the young participants in the final stage of the Christian Oratory Festival-Competition \u201cSaint John Chrysostom\u201d. 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