“Veneration of the holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Theotokos and the Saints,” explained Patriarch Theophilos on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Great Vespers and celebrated the Divine Liturgy…
Against the dramatic background of the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the humanitarian catastrophe it has caused, the Romanian Orthodox Church has been mobilized since the early days of this conflict unleashed by Russia…
After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, Israel welcomed its first Romanian pilgrims on March 1. The first pilgrimage to the holy sites in Jerusalem was organized by the Romanian Patriarchate’s Basilica Travel…
Thirty-two years ago, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordinated to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Patriarch Daniel, the sixth leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born on 22 July 1951, in…
At the request of “Diaconia” Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the Romanian Patriarchate sent a truck-load of food and products of primary necessity for Ukrainian refugees in the Republic of Moldova on Tuesday…
The Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti announced on Friday night the measures taken to support refugees from Ukraine. The archdiocese’s photographer, Irina Ursachi, accompanied priests and volunteers from the Archdiocesan Administration and captured emotional pictures.…
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) celebrates this month 30 years of social-philanthropical service and assistance worldwide. IOCC, located in Baltimore – Maryland (USA), is a humanitarian organization affiliated to the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops…
“Equality, Equity and Support – Throughout Life, from the First Moment” is the theme of this year’s March for Life in Romania, which has reached its 12th national edition. Since 2015, the event is also…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church announced on Thursday the canonization of Venerable Theopahno Basarab from Albotina monastery (Vidin), a contemporary with St. Gregory Palamas and disciple of St. Theodosius the Hesychast. She…
Through “Filantropia” Federation and “Diaconia” Social Mission, the Romanian Orthodox Church is carrying out a pilot project entitled “Eco-initiatives in the parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Romania and the Republic of Moldova.” The…