22 February 1901 – future Patriarch Justinian Marina (1948-1977), was born in the village Suești, Valcea County
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Bishop Damaschin of Dorna: Church music finds its true purpose in worship
Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna officiated Vespers on Monday at the Church of the Presentation of the Lord (“Vovidenia”) in Botoșani, where he reflected on the role of church music. The liturgical service formed part…
Greek delegation visits Romanian Patriarchate to strengthen bilateral ties
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești received an official delegation from Greece on Tuesday at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest during a meeting focused on dialogue and strengthening relations between the two countries. The delegation…
Patriarch Daniel’s message to students: Unite study with prayer during exam season
Patriarch Daniel has issued a message of encouragement to Romanian pupils and students preparing for examinations, urging them to combine diligent study with prayer, perseverance and trust in the gifts received from God. In a…
Western & Southern Europe Metropolis Pentecost Message: Modern man risks losing true communion
In their Pentecost pastoral letter addressed to Romanians in Western and Southern Europe, the hierarchs of the Metropolis warn that “amid the ceaseless noise of the modern world, man risks losing precisely what matters most:…
Antiochian Metropolitan Saba visits Romanian Orthodox monastery in New York
Metropolitan Saba Isper visited the Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Middletown on Monday, where he met with Archimandrite Melchisedec Velnic, abbot of Putna Monastery, and Archimandrite Ieremia Berbec, abbot of Middletown Monastery. The head of the…