The Week in Pictures: October 23 – 29, 2023
The end of October is a time of joy for all those who feel devoted to Saint Demetrius the New. We invite you to see our Week-in-Pictures features for the week of October 23 –…
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Holiness does not come and go away as worldly things do, Metropolitan of Veria says at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral
“Holiness is not something that comes and goes away as the worldly things do, disappearing soon and being lost. Holiness remains, illuminates and brings forth a fragrance”, the metropolitan of Veria said in his homily…
October 1 declared Day of the Elderly by the Romanian Patriarchate
During its working session last week, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church designated October 1 as a special Day of the Elderly. The Day of the Elderly will be mentioned in the Orthodox…
Holy Synod holds working and solemn sessions, includes new Saints to the church calendar
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working and solemn sessions at the Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace on October 25-26, 2023. The sessions were chaired by His Beatitude…
Colours of Orthodoxy – Greece: Photo contest winners announced
The winners of the “Colours of Orthodoxy – Greece” photo contest were announced on Wednesday. More than 400 photographers from 20 countries took part in the competition, submitting over 4,600 photos. Only images of churches…
Patriarch Daniel: Theotokos, Saints Demetrius are unquenchable torches to illuminate the lives of believers
At the reception ceremony of the holy relic of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher and the wonderworking icon of Panagia Soumela, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed the pilgrims, noting that the Theotokos and both Saints Demetrius…
The Week in Pictures: October 16 – 22, 2023
This autumn’s first snowfall, the pilgrimage to the relics of St. Demetrius the New and many other events in the Orthodox world were captured in expressive images between October 16 and 22, 2023. Last week’s…
Path of the Saints procession: Patriarch Daniel prays for pilgrims and people affected by war
At the end of Tuesday’s “Path of the Saints” procession, the relics of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher and the icon of the Mother of God Panagia Soumela from Greece arrived in Bucharest.…
Switzerland Monastery establishes Romanian school for children and adults in honour of Saint Gregory the Teacher
The Monastery of the Protection of the Theotokos in Switzerland has recently established a Romanian school named after Saint Gregory the Teacher in its vicinity. With the assistance of the Department for Romanians Abroad, the…
Spain: Children at parish school express contagious joy after receiving new horologia (PHOTOS)
On October 14, after performing a play in the presence of Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal, the students of Aranjuez’s parish school received prayer books. In the pictures published by the Diocese, their enthusiastic…
Commemorative plaque installed at Kufstein prison to honour the Holy Transylvanian Confessors
The Holy Transylvanian Confessors were commemorated on Saturday, October 21, at the prison where they suffered martyrdom. The Romanian community in Kufstein installed a commemorative plaque to honour the martyrs inside the Austrian jail. The…
Christians killed in Gaza/Israel prayerfully remembered at Romanian church in Jerusalem
At the Romanian Orthodox Church in Jerusalem, daily petitions for peace and memorial services are held for those who perished in recent armed conflicts. During the Saturday Divine Liturgy, the Christians killed last week in…
Right hand of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher arrives in Bucharest for patronal feast
The right hand of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher of Thessalonica will join this year the festivities of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest. This is the first time the two…
Metropolitan Nicolae urges prayer for peace: “Pray to the Lord to change the hearts”
In the context of reignited violence in Israel, which has led to an attack on a monastery in Gaza, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas has asked the clerics and the faithful to pray…
Metropolitan of Bessarabia welcomes recognition of Romanian language as official language of Romanians in Ukraine
“With great joy, we welcome and appreciate the recognition of the Romanian language, and not “Moldovan”, as the official language of the Romanian minority in Ukraine,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia said in a statement. “This…
Patriarch Daniel sends message of compassion to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent a message of compassion to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem following the devastating event of 20 October 2023, which took place in the premises of St Porphyry’s Church in…
PHOTOS: Romanian bishop of Sălaj pays official visit to Iraq
His Grace Bishop Petroniu of Sălaj officially visited Iraq on Monday. Reasons for interreligious and intercultural dialogue occasioned the trip. The Romanian delegation included Fr. Valentin Ilie from the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blesses residents at Christiana monastery home for the elderly
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel visited Christiana Monastery in Bucharest and the home of the elderly within the monastic settlement on Saturday morning. The visit of the Patriarch of Romania began at the “Descent of the…