Metropolitan Irineu of Oltenia officiated the Paschal Agape Vespers, also known as the “Second Resurrection,” on Easter Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Craiova, saying that “all creation is renewed” on this day. In his…
“The Holy Hierarch Callinicus of Cernica strove to be a shepherd in the image of the Good Shepherd, Christ the Saviour,” Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești said on Bright Monday at Cernica Monastery. The…
Numerous faithful gathered for the Feast of the Resurrection at the “Saint John Jacob the New Chozebite” Church in Chisinau, where the service was officiated by Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia. At midnight, the Holy Fire…
Archbishop Atanasie of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Bright Tuesday, at Maidstone Prison in Kent. Attendees included Romanian nationals and detainees of various nationalities. The…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church marked 120 years of Romanian Orthodox ministry in Vienna, praising the community’s role in preserving faith, identity and culture in the diaspora. In a message addressed…
We present a selection of photographs captured during the most important week of the year for Orthodox Christians – Holy Week, a time of reflection, prayer, and spiritual preparation for the great Feast of the…
“As Christians, we must not lose hope! God is at work! God is watching over us!” said Bishop Iustin of Maramureș in his Easter pastoral message this year, referring to the numerous conflicts unfolding worldwide.…
“The sending of the Lord’s disciples is a holy mission. It is not about ordination for a parish, but about a missionary mandate for the whole world,” Patriarch Daniel of Romania said on Sunday during…
Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church said the Resurrection of Christ is the central truth of Christian faith, in his homily delivered at the midnight Pascha service in Bucharest. Addressing thousands of faithful gathered…
“The event of the Resurrection is not merely a remembrance of something belonging to the past, but subsists as a living and active reality, grounded in the mystical power of the Cross,” Patriarch Theophilos III…
Former Romania national team coach Mircea Lucescu was laid to rest on Good Friday, with hundreds of mourners—family members, relatives, friends and admirers—attending the funeral in Bucharest. The funeral service took place at Saint Eleutherius…
“We are called not only to say ‘Christ is risen’, but to show through our lives that Christ is alive. Let us become people of the Resurrection—people of light, peace, forgiveness and love,” Metropolitan Iosif…
“A person who believes in Christ the Risen One no longer lives for himself, but for God and for his neighbour. He lives out his vocation as a witness to the light, a bearer of…
“The first thing Christ wishes to share with the Myrrh-bearing Women early in the morning is joy,” writes Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada in his pastoral message for Holy Pascha. “Joy springs from the encounter…
“The Resurrection is not merely a consolation for the soul, not just a beautiful thought that comforts us for a moment, but is life itself—the true life,” said Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern…
Nearly 100 tonnes of food have been collected in the Republic of Moldova through the “Meal of Joy” campaign, which aims to support vulnerable people ahead of Easter. The annual national food collection drive, organised…
The Monumentum Association in the Republic of Moldova, in partnership with the Râșcani City Hall, has launched the construction of the country’s first national mausoleum dedicated to heroes who fell in the First World War.…
“Let us follow the faith of these heroes of the faith in Christ the Lord,” Bishop Mihail said in his Easter pastoral message addressed to Romanian Orthodox believers in Australia and New Zealand. His Grace…