The Week in Pictures: May 27 – June 2, 2024
The last days of May and the first days of summer were embellished by celebrations of childhood, of St. John the New from Suceava, patron saint of Bukovina, and by the blessing of God manifested…
The last days of May and the first days of summer were embellished by celebrations of childhood, of St. John the New from Suceava, patron saint of Bukovina, and by the blessing of God manifested…
His Beatitude Tikhon, Archbishop of Washington and Metropolitan of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America), visited Putna Monastery on June 4-5, 2024. Archim. Melchisedec Velnic, the abbot of the Romanian monastery, and the…
At the beginning of the year, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church issued guidelines for clergy and believers regarding their participation in the 2024 European Parliament and local, legislative, and presidential elections. The…
On the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Metropolis of Germany, Central and Northern Europe, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim gave an interview to Deisis magazine, in which he spoke about the difficulties of pastoral…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received the Ambassador of France to Romania, His Excellency Nicolas Warnery, on a presentation visit at the Patriarchal Residence on Thursday. The visit began with a welcoming speech from the Romanian…
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest and underlined that the encounter between the Saviour Christ and the Samaritan woman illustrates the dismantling of…
“To reap the spiritual fruits of tomorrow, we must sow the seeds of Christ’s teachings in the souls of the little ones today. We must offer children the spiritual nourishment they need as much as…
Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen are celebrated with great piety in the Orthodox world and are considered the patron saints of Christians and the Church. On this occasion, many churches worldwide celebrate their patronal feasts,…
“It would be wonderful if suffering itself brought us closer to God. When we see things from this perspective, we do not despair and discourage ourselves,” said Bishop Nectarie of Brittany, Assistant Bishop to the…
The “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” Monastery in the town of Brusturi in Neamț County, eastern Romania, was built on the site of a conflagration that occurred 80 years ago during World War II and…
World Traumatologist Day was celebrated Monday at the Chapel of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Hospital in Azuga, Prahova County, through prayer and a pastoral-missionary round table. Father Alin Nica, the coordinator of charity priests in…
Established in January in Yamanashi by the “Great Martyr George” Romanian Parish in Tokyo, the first Orthodox cemetery in Japan will be inaugurated on Saturday, May 25, when a blessing service will be officiated. The announcement…
The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești met Monday morning at the Patriarchal Palace with 11 students from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, who are on a study visit to Romania. The history of the relationship between the Church…
Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube spoke on Tuesday at the historic patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral about Saint Constantine the Great’s decision to cease persecutions and establish “Christian freedom.” “Not just any kind of freedom,” His…
Agerpres reports that the Plant Genetic Resources Bank (BRGV) in Buzău has acclimatised a Mediterranean plant, Cistus ladanifer, also known as the gum rockrose, from which one of the essential oils used in preparing the…