Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam: Every child is a gift and blessing from God

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești emphasised the value of the gift of life and the family’s role in raising children at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Tuesday: “Every child who is born is a gift and a blessing from God.” The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop spoke about the veneration of the Most Holy Virgin from the…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The ‘garment of light’ is God’s gracious presence within us

“The luminous garment of the faithful and pure soul is the very presence of God’s grace within human beings,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday at St George Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, where he explained the Parable of the Wedding Feast. The Patriarch of Romania highlighted four main teachings drawn from Sunday’s Gospel.…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

First blessing of water in decades held at Romanian Skete on Jordan River

The first Lesser Blessing of Water in decades was officiated last Friday at the Romanian Skete on the Jordan River following decades of abandonment, Archimandrite Ioan Meiu, representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in the Holy Land and superior of the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem, Jericho and Jordan, announced. With the support of the Israeli authorities,…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel welcomes St Anne’s relics, recalls historic ties with Koutloumousiou Monastery

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the relics of St Anne, the mother of the Mother of God, at the Patriarchal Residence on Saturday evening. Brought from Koutloumousiou Monastery at the initiative of St George the New Parish in Bucharest, the relics are visiting Romania for the first time and are accompanied by a delegation from…

Sep 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Veniamin urges young people to combine knowledge, character and faith

Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia issued a message at the start of the 2026–2027 school year to pupils, students, parents, and teachers, urging young people to combine the acquisition of knowledge with character formation and the cultivation of faith, while emphasising that true wisdom has its source in God. The Bishop of Southern Bessarabia recalled…

Sep 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Local proclamation of canonisation of St Magdalena of Malajnica to take place in Serbia

The Romanian Orthodox Malajnica Monastery of the Timok Vicariate, Diocese of Dacia Felix, Serbia, will host celebrations for the local proclamation of the canonisation of St Magdalena of Malajnica on 12–13 September 2026. Hierarchs, clergy, representatives of authorities and institutions from Romania and the Republic of Serbia, as well as numerous faithful and pilgrims, are…

Sep 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Nifon: Written culture remains a source of stability and discernment in AI era

“In a world marked by extensive and rapid change, the diversification of means of communication and the use of artificial intelligence, written culture continues to be that magnificent point of reference for stability, discernment and depth,” Archbishop Nifon of Târgoviște, Honorary Metropolitan and Patriarchal Exarch, said on Friday. “It helps us maintain balance, cultivate reflection…

Sep 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Ioan urges students to seek knowledge that ‘builds up the soul’ at beginning of new school year

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat urged students to learn what benefits them, warning: “Not everything you can learn builds you up spiritually.” In a message for the beginning of the new school year, the Metropolitan of Banat emphasised that the first day of school is a moment of joy, but also one of emotion…

Sep 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Thai woman baptised Orthodox marries at Bucharest church

A young woman from Thailand received the Mystery of Holy Matrimony on Sunday at St George–Capra Church in Bucharest, after being baptised into the Orthodox Church and given the name of St Eugenia. Fr Bogdan Neacșiu, eparchial inspector in the Church Administration Department of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated the Mystery of Holy Matrimony for…

Sep 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Young ITO representative: This gathering gave us new meaning and direction

Andrei Pohrib, who received the ITO torch with Maria Stella Pascal, said the 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth represented for him an image of the Christian life. The moment took place during the closing ceremony at the National Cathedral, where the Archdiocese of Bucharest handed over the ITO torch to the delegation of the…

Sep 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

ITO 2026 concludes at National Cathedral, Iași to host next gathering in 2028

The 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO 2026) concluded on Thursday at the National Cathedral with the Divine Liturgy and a ceremony handing over the torch to the Archdiocese of Iași, which has been designated to organise the next gathering. Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishops Varlaam of Ploiești and Paisie of Sinaia celebrated the service, along…

Sep 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu