8 holy healers celebrated in February
This year is an excellent opportunity to dwell on the lives of saints who received the gift of healing from God. If we got acquainted with eight holy healers in January, February concentrates many of…
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Patriarch Daniel’s message for World Day of the Sick
On February 11, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message in observance of World Day of the Sick, highlighting that health is a divine blessing and a gift from God. The message comes in the…
World Day of the Sick: Prayer for the suffering and their carers
World Day of the Sick is marked in institutions and communities from all over the world on February 11. The observance of this day aims to raise awareness in society of the need to support…
First Orthodox cemetery opens in Japan: Wooden church from Romania to serve as chapel
At the end of January, the St George Romanian parish in Tokyo opened the first Orthodox cemetery in Japan, located in Yamanashi. The parish priest expressed his intent to transport a wooden church from Romania…
Emperor Constantine the Great’s gigantic statue unveiled in Rome
On Tuesday, a contemporary reconstruction of the ancient Colossus of Constantine was unveiled at the Capitoline Museums in Rome. This reconstruction was accomplished through the use of 3D modelling technology. Historians have identified several fragments…
Artists begin installing Christ Pantocrator mosaic icon inside National Cathedral main tower
On Monday, artists began the installation of the Christ Pantocrator icon on the walls of the central tower of the National Cathedral in Bucharest. The image was assembled using 2,400 kilogrammes of mosaic fragments over…
Bucharest coat of arms will include image of city patron Saint Demetrius the New
During a meeting last week, the municipal council of Bucharest revised the coat of arms to include the patron saint of the city, Saint Demetrius the New. The councillors granted their approval for the replacement…
The Week in Pictures: January 29 – February 4, 2024
The previous week’s photo selection includes a variety of images, from spectacular landscape shots to expressive portraits and poignant moments. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared…
World Cancer Day 2024: Recognising the power of working together
World Cancer Day is marked every 4 February as a global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the largest and oldest international cancer organisation. The 2022-2024 theme is “Close the Care…
The Week in Pictures: January 22-28, 2024
Join us on a virtual visit to monasteries, churches and other significant places of the Orthodox world. Your guide for this photographic pilgrimage is our week-in-picture photo feature for the week of January 22-28, 2024.…
St Sava of Serbia honoured by Serbian community in Western Romania
Serbian clerics and faithful from Arad, Romania, honoured St Sava of Serbia on Friday. The saint was the first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the founder of Serbian school, state and diplomacy. On…
The Week in Pictures: January 15-21, 2024
As usual, every week we take you on a virtual journey through the Orthodox world with images taken by professional and amateur photographers. Today we present our Week-in-Pictures feature for the week of 15-21 January…
Take a virtual tour of Ukraine’s oldest monastery: Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Online visits are now possible to the Monastery of the Caves (Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra), the oldest Orthodox monastery in Ukraine. The initiative, under the supervision of the city of Kyiv, seeks to publicise the expansive 26-hectare monastery complex. The…
Suceava Archbishop offers a decalogue for journalists to mark national poet Mihai Eminescu’s anniversary
A decalogue addressed to journalists, authored by Archbishop Calinic of Suceva and Rădăuți, exhorts them to embrace an apostolate of communication while upholding principles of professional deontology. The ten rules were compiled in the context…
The Week in Pictures: January 8-14, 2024
We invite you to a virtual journey through last week, when falling snow took us back to the words of the psalmist: “Wash me, and I will be whiter than snow”. Last week’s most-liked Instagram…
In 2023, Food Bank Moldova recovered food for 250,000 meals offered to the needy
In 2023, Bank of Food Moldova recovered more than 124,480 kg of foods. According to the standards of the European Food Banks Federation – FEBA, they represented 248,960 hot meals, which were distributed by 51…
Old calendar Christmas: Ukrainians in Romania celebrate with prayers for peace, carols and folk traditions
The communities from the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate of the Romanian Patriarchate celebrated Christmas according to the old calendar on January 7. It was a wonderful opportunity to continue the tradition, pray for world peace and…
Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrates his name day among homeless people, pledges to find jobs for them
Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated his name day among homeless people from Timișoara, on January 7, St John the Baptist day in the Romanian Orthodox Church calendar. “These are some of my friends from Timișoara.…