The Week in Pictures: March 4 – 10, 2024
The historic pilgrimage with the relics of St. Demetrius the New, the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebastia and other events in the Orthodox world can be seen in our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for…
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2025 will be dedicated to the Romanian Patriarchate’s Centennial and 20th-century Romanian Orthodox confessors
Last week, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided to dedicate 2025 to the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Romanian Orthodox confessors of the twentieth century. According to a press release…
Patriarch Daniel welcomes New British Ambassador at patriarchal residence
On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the new Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Bucharest, His Excellency Giles Matthew Portman, at the Patriarchal Residence for…
Romanian Orthodox Church allocated 1 million euros to support Ukrainian refugees in 2023
The assistance extended by the Romanian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian refugees who sought refuge in Romania and the Republic of Moldova over the previous year exceeded one million euros and included a variety of services,…
The Week in Pictures: February 26 – March 3, 2024
Please find below a new selection of photos from the Orthodox world taken by professional and amateur photographers between February 26 and March 3, 2024. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on…
Historical pilgrimage with relics of St Demetrius: Hundreds of pilgrims gather at first parishes visited
A historic pilgrimage with the relics of Saint Demetrius the New began on Monday morning. Hundreds of believers waited for the reliquary with the holy relics in the first parishes of Câmpina, a city 100…
Patriarch Daniel’s 34th anniversary of episcopal ordination: PHOTOS
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordained to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara 34 years ago. On July 22, 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, patriarch Daniel, the sixth head of the…
Odesa Romanians advocate designating 2026 the Peter Mogila Intercultural Year for Ukraine, Romania and the Republic of Moldova
The “Bessarabia” Association of the Romanians from the Odesa region would like 2026 to be declared as “Peter Mogila Intercultural Year in Ukraine, Romania and the Republic of Moldova”. In December 2023, the association sent…
Romanian Orthodox Church Holy Synod meets for first time this year: main decisions
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for a working session at Patriarch Teoctist Aula of the Patriarchal Palace on Thursday, February 29, 2024. The meeting was chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel.…
Romanian Orthodox Church establishes dioceses for Romanians in UK and Ireland
On Thursday, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided to establish two new dioceses for the Romanian diaspora: the Diocese of Great Britain and the Diocese of Ireland and Iceland. They are added…
The Week in Pictures: February 19 – 25, 2024
As springtime brings nature back to life and rejuvenates it, the presence of children in Orthodox churches testifies to spiritual renewal and the perpetuation of Christian values. Our February 19-25 Week-in-Pictures photo feature captures moments…
Triodion begins: Patriarch Daniel urges learning good deeds from the Pharisee and humility from the publican
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged, at the onset of the Triodion, from the altar of the historic chapel of the patriarchal residence, that in order to be pleasing to God, we should emulate the Pharisees’…
Bucharest marks Russia-Ukraine war anniversary: We prayed to God to strengthen them!
On Saturday, “Parcul Domeniilor”-Cașin Church in Bucharest hosted a moment of remembrance for the second anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine. Ihor Prokopchuk, the Ukrainian ambassador to Romania, was in attendance. “We officiated a memorial…
Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate: Prayer and support for Ukraine war victims
On Sunday, all churches affiliated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate organised memorial services for Ukraine conflict victims. The initiative belonged to Fr Nicolae Lauruc who leads the ecclesiastical structure of the Romanian Patriarchate dedicated to…
President of Union of Ukrainians in Romania thanks Suceava Archdiocese for supporting Ukrainian refugees
Miroslav Nicolae Petrețchi, President of Union of Ukrainians in Romania, personally thanked Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuți for the support offered to the Ukrainians in the archdiocese. The meeting took place last Thursday, when…
In numbers: Support for Ukrainian refugees in Moldova offered by the Diaconia Social Mission
Last month, Diaconia Social Mission published on social media relevant figures for the support it provided in 2023 to vulnerable people in the Republic of Moldova. The organisation also recently detailed the aid it provided…
Athens to host int’l conference on Orthodox pastoral care in the age of AI
One of the subjects that will be discussed at the International Scientific Conference on Post-Humanism (PHAICON 24), which will be held in Athens from October 31 to November 3, is Orthodox pastoral care in the…
Patriarch Daniel welcomes new Greek Ambassador Evangelia Grammatika on presentation visit
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Her Excellency Evangelia Grammatika, the Ambassador of Greece to Bucharest, on a presentation visit at the patriarchal residence on Wednesday. The Department for Inter-Church and Inter-Religious Relations of the Romanian…