Ecumenical Patriarch Blesses Romania Cathedral, 1,000s Attend

Tens of thousands of Romanians gathered Sunday for the blessing of a grandiose Orthodox cathedral consecrated to mark 100 years since modern-day Romania was created in the aftermath of World War I. Believers from all over the country and beyond stood outside the "Salvation of the People" cathedral to watch the service transmitted on giant screens on a misty morning in the capital. The Ecumenical Istanbul-based patriarch Bartholomew I and Romanian Patriarch Daniel led the...

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