The Week in Pictures: May 1 – 7, 2023
Orthodox life in the first week of May seen through the lens of the camera: please see below our weekly photo feature for May 1 – 7, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View…
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Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral marks 365th consecration anniversary
On May 7, 2023, Bucharest’s historical patriarchal cathedral dedicated to the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen marked the 365th anniversary of its consecration. In 1658, Patriarch Makarios of Antioch and All East led the consecration…
Europe Day
Europe Day held on May 9 every year celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historic Schuman declaration. At a speech in Paris in 1950, Robert Schuman, the then…
Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Coronation of King Charles III: “A true friend of the Romanian people”
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message on Saturday for the Coronation of King Charles III, whom His Beatitude calls “a true friend of the Romanian people”. Full text: Bucharest,…
Dacia Felix Bishop expresses condolences over Belgrade school shooting
His Grace Bishop Ieronim of Dacia Felix extended condolences over the tragic shooting in a school in Belgrade, which killed nine, including eight children and wounded others. “Such tragic events, which sadden us and, simultaneously,…
Suceava Archbishop suggests Decalogue for Christian Women
In the context of Sunday of the Myrrhbearers, His Eminence Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuţi proposed a Christian woman’s Decalogue. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has designated the third Sunday after…
Romanian priest and physiotherapist: “When I massage them, I kneel next to each one and pray”
Priest Cătălin Mureș, who serves at the Holy Great Martyr Menas Church in Suceava, is a physiotherapist in his spare time. At his ordination to the priesthood, he prayed to God to be able to…
Banat Metropolitan Ioan writes first verse of Romania’s biggest handwritten Bible
The itinerant exhibition called the Museum of the Bible, which hosts over 1000 copies of the Holy Scriptures in hundreds of languages and dialects, has returned to Timișoara. During the opening of the exhibition, a…
Patriarch of Romania expresses solidarity and compassion over school shooting in Serbia
The Patriarch of Romania expressed his compassion and solidarity in a letter to Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia. We reproduce the full text: Bucharest, 4 May 2023, His Beatitude PORFIRIJE, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrad-Karlovci,…
Wiki Loves Monuments 2022: Photo of small wooden church in Bessarabia named among winners
A photo showing the wooden church in the village of Gîrbova, Ocnița district, Republic of Moldova, was ranked 11th in the latest edition (2022) of the Wiki Loves Monuments international competition. From over 150,000 images…
Patriarch Daniel venerates relic of St Thomas: “An intensification of paschal joy”
The relics of Saint Thomas the Apostle and the Holy Great Martyr Catherine were brought last week from Greece for the patronal feast of Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman County in southern Romania. Before leaving for…
Prayer before competition: Romania’s national bodybuilding and fitness team receive Archbishop Irineu’s blessing
Tuesday, before departing for the European Championship in Spain, His Eminence Archbishop Irineu blessed the Romanian National Bodybuilding and Fitness Team at Christ Pantocrator Monastery in Alba Iulia. Gabriel Toncean, the president of the Romanian…
Assistant Bishop Benedict urges young people to be enthusiastic, joyful and full of hope
In a message on National Youth Day (May 2), His Grace Benedict of Bistrița, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj, urged young people “to be enthusiastic, joyful and full of hope”…
From 2027, Bucharest residents will be able to take the metro to the airport
The M6 metro line, from Bucharest’s Northern Railway Station to “Henri Coandă” Airport in Otopeni, Ilfov county, will be inaugurated in 2027, Metrorex director general Mariana Miclăuș announced on Tuesday. The announcement was made after…
The Week in Pictures: April 24 – 30, 2023
Please find below the faces of faithful of all ages, places of pilgrimage and moments of Orthodox life: it is our Week-in-Pictures photo feature for April 24 – 30, 2023. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:…
Proposed for canonization: Romanian elder Petroniu Tănase’s remains exhumed on Mt Athos
The remains of Romanian Athonite elder Petroniu Tănase were ceremoniously exhumed on Thursday, April 27, 12 years after the elder’s passing away into the Lord. Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti presided over the service…
Patriarch Daniel: The Myrrhbearers are models for Christian women
In a message for the third Sunday after Pascha, April 30, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his gratitude to all Christian women for their work in the Church and society. The Holy Myrrhbearers are…
The Week in Pictures: April 17 – 23, 2023
This year, the last day of Holy Week coincided with the feast of Holymartyr George, one of the most beloved Orthodox saints. Please see below our selection of photos from the Orthodox world, taken between…