Aurelian Iftimiu

How the Romanian Orthodox Church became a Patriarchate: historians explain

A documentary produced by Radio Trinitas to mark the start of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate presents the evolution of the Orthodox Church on the territory of Romania until it achieved the status of a patriarchate, through the voices and expertise of two renowned professors of church history. Priests Ion Vicovan and Mihail Săsăujan,…

Mar 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of St Dometius of Râmeț exhumed: He offers great help through his prayers

The relics of Saint Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț were exhumed on Tuesday during a special service officiated by Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania and Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia. The event was attended by members of the exhumation commission, Mother Apolinaria Barb, abbess of Râmeț monastery, alongside the monastery’s nuns and numerous clergy members. The…

Mar 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s Vânători-Neamț Natural Park could become Europe’s eighth UNESCO mixed site

Romania’s Vânători-Neamț Natural Park, home to the historic monasteries of Neamț, could become the eighth mixed UNESCO site in Europe. “There are natural sites, and there are cultural sites, but those number in the thousands. However, there are only seven mixed sites in all of Europe. Vânători-Neamț Natural Park could become the eighth. This is…

Mar 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Religion Olympiad draws 10,000 students nationwide, including 1,600 in Bucharest

More than 1,600 students participated in the Orthodox Religion Olympiad in Bucharest on Saturday, competing at the district level. Across the rest of the country, the competition took place at the county level, with a total of approximately 10,000 participants. Students Compete in Religion Olympiad Students who secure first place at the county or district…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

National Symposium in Teleorman to mark Patriarchate’s Centennial and First Ecumenical Council anniversary

A national symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Romanian Patriarchate and the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea will take place in early May at Pantocrator Monastery in Teleorman, coinciding with the arrival of the relics of the Holy Empress Helena. The symposium, titled “Faith, Service, and History in the Ecclesial…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox youth plant 3,000 trees in memory of unborn children

Last Friday, an afforestation initiative took place at Maglavit Monastery in Dolj County, carrying not only an ecological message but also a profoundly moving one as part of the Month for Life 2025: each of the 3,000 trees planted was dedicated to the memory of a child who never had the chance to be born.…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna explains: Why we commemorate the departed during Lenten Saturdays?

On Saturday, His Grace Bishop Damaschin of Dorna, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Lazaret Parish in Bacău and led a memorial service for the departed. In his sermon, Bishop Damaschin highlighted three key reasons why the Orthodox Church remembers the deceased on Saturdays during Lent.…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif joins patronal feast in Brussels: Fasting restores our place in Paradise

On Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul and Saint Gertrude of Nivelles” Parish in Uccle, Brussels. “When we fast, we reclaim our place in Paradise, for Adam and Eve ate the fruits that God provided for them in Eden. When…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Metropolitan brings relic of St. John Chrysostom to Romanian Orthodox community in Germany

On Saturday, Germany’s Romanian Metropolitan Serafim welcomed Metropolitan Theoklitos of Stagoi and Meteora, along with a delegation of Greek monks, at the archdiocesan centre in Nuremberg. On this occasion, the Greek hierarch brought for veneration the left hand of St. John Chrysostom, a precious relic from the Monastery of St Varlaam at Meteora. Metropolitan Theoklitos…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Jesus healed many, but only called some ‘son’

On the second Sunday of Lent, Patriarch Daniel of Romania spoke at the historic Chapel of St. George within the Patriarchal Residence about the healing grace of Jesus Christ, as revealed in the Gospel account of the Paralytic’s Healing in Capernaum. “Jesus healed many sick people, but not all were called ‘son.’ However, to this…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Hon Metropolitan Nifon: Health is a sacred gift, but often disregarded by man

Reflecting on the paralytic’s healing at Capernaum at the local cathedral on Sunday, Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște, underscored the importance of health as a divine gift and the imperfect manner in which individuals occasionally approach it. “Health itself is God’s great, blessed, and ineffable gift, which must be cultivated, protected, and honoured because…

Mar 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu