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The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future: The Bucharest March for Life 2022

“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future,” said Alexandra Nadane on Saturday at the Bucharest March for Life 2022. The event was organized…

Mar 31, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Bucharest church to open center for children with Down syndrome: Their joy reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit

Father Radu Petre Mureșan, the Parish Priest of Bucharest’s Mavrogheni Church, blessed on Monday the building site of a new centre being built in the church courtyard for children with Down syndrome and autism. Their perpetually manifest joy reveals the presence of the Holy Spirit, he said. “Our goal was to find inspiration in similar…

Feb 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: January 24 – 30, 2022

Please find below photos taken between the National Holiday of the Union of Romanian Principalities and the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs. This is our Week-in-Pictures selection for January 24 – 30, 2022. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) Do…

Feb 3, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: January 3 – 9, 2022

Theophany according to the revised calendar and the Lord’s Nativity according to the unrevised calendar have brought joy to Orthodox Christians these days. Please find below our Week in Pictures selection for January 3 – 9. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Basilica News Agency…

Jan 11, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Basilica Photos: Year 2021 in 100 photos

Please find below our selection of the best 100 photos made by the Basilica News Agency photographers in the year 2021. See more below: Photo credit: Basilica.ro

Dec 30, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Anti-communist martyrs from December 1989 commemorated in Bucharest’s Revolution Square

A commemoration service was officiated on Wednesday in Bucharest’s Romanian Revolution Square. Prayers were offered for the martyrs who fought for freedom during the last days of the Nicolae Ceauşescu’s communist regime. The religious ceremony was held after the state anthem. “We have officiated a commemoration service for the maryrs of the Romanian December 1989…

Dec 24, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers renovate oncology hospital ward in Bucharest

Bucharest’s “Dr Al. Trestioreanu” Oncology Institute inaugurated on Tuesday its Medical Oncology Ward No. 2, renovated by Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers. In record time – only 60 days – they provided over 200,000-Euros refurbishing works. His Eminence Varlaam of Ploiești, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop, was Patriarch Daniel’s delegate to the event. Among the participants were Archimandrite…

Nov 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

US Orthodox priest documents Bucharest Orthodoxy in a short film

Father Panayiotis Papageorgiou, a Cyprus-born American Christian Orthodox priest, visited the Capital city of Romania this summer. Together with his son, Efstratios Papageorgiou, he is making a documentary series about Eastern European Orthodoxy. The short film series is entitled “Neither Here Nor in Jerusalem” and the episode dedicated to Bucharest is the sixth. In Bucharest,…

Oct 12, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bucharest public transport company introduces one-hour ticket

Users of the Bucharest overground public transport can purchase a ticket valid for one hour starting March 8, the City Hall announced. The ticket, which costs RON 1.3, is valid for one hour, regardless of the distance travelled or the number of public transport means used, mayor Nicușor Dan explained. The one-hour ticket can be…

Mar 11, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Procession with the holy relics of Saint Charalampos in Bucharest – 2021

The relics of Saint Charalampos were displayed for veneration on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at the “Holy Archangels” Church – Oţetari in Bucharest. The procession was preceded by the service of the akathist and was followed by the Divine Liturgy. The holy relics will remain for veneration until February 10. The relics of the Hieromartyr…

Feb 10, 2021Raluca-Emanuela Ene

The patronal feast of “St Anthony – the Old Court” Princely Church in Bucharest | Photo Gallery

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the patronal feast of the Princely Court’s St Anthony Church in Bucharest’s old centre on Sunday, January 17, 2021. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Jan 21, 2021Mircea Florescu