Basilica News Agency launches redesigned website and updated visual identity

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Basilica News Agency is launching a new visual identity and a completely rebuilt Basilica.ro today, 1 September, to coincide with the start of the new Church Year. It is the first major interface overhaul since the website was last redesigned in 2016.

The timing anticipates an important milestone: in 2027, both the Basilica Media Centre and Basilica News Agency will mark 20 years since their establishment.

The previous layout retained the character of a blog, with a dominant column, a linear chronology and limited editorial hierarchy.

The new website adopts an architecture designed for a news agency: a homepage organised by categories — Patriarchal, Diocesan, External and Social — with content presented consistently through information cards and distinct reading paths. A hero section highlights the day’s leading stories, the news feed provides real-time updates, while thematic sections offer more in-depth reading.

Press releases are visually separated from editorial content, allowing readers to distinguish clearly between official communications and the Agency’s journalistic output.

The most visible change is typographic. Technical sans-serif…