Aurelian Iftimiu

World Traumatologist Day prayerfully marked at Azuga Orthopaedic Hospital chapel

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 the Archdiocese of Bucharest, officiated the Divine Liturgy with Father Nicolae Iulian Țigănelea, the hospital’s chaplain, and charity priests from…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Tokyo Romanian priest to inaugurate Japan’s first Orthodox cemetery

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 was made on the Facebook page of the Romanian parish in Tokyo, a community under the care of Father Daniel…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Pittsburgh University students visit Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest  

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 and the State in the Christian sphere was presented by the patriarchal auxiliary bishop on this occasion. He also emphasised…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Cathedral patronal feast: Christian freedom stands on love, sacrifice, and the help of God

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 Eminence said, “but a freedom based on love, sacrifice, and the help of God, both for the earthly leader and…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Mediterranean plant used to prepare Holy Chrism, acclimatised at Buzău Plant Genetic Resources Bank

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 Holy Chrism is extracted. “We were afraid that the winter frost might affect it, but no, it adapted very well.…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Disciple of Saint Nikephoros the Leper and the most modern canonized Saint: 25 years since his repose

On May 23, we commemorate 25 years since the repose of the most modern saint, who was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in March 2022: Venerable Evmenios Saridakis. Known primarily as a disciple of Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Evmenios himself had leprosy, which he accepted with joy and from which he was later healed.…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae highlights courage and joy of Myrrh-Bearing Women at Chicago Cathedral patronal feast

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas presided over the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago. He highlighted the courage of the myrrh-bearing women and the joy with which they received the news of the Lord’s Resurrection. Although the patronal feast of Saints Constantine and his mother, Helen, is typically commemorated…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

30th anniversary of Germany’s Romanian Orthodox Metropolis to be marked with special events in Munich

Two festive events will be organized in Munich next week to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Germany, Central and Northern Europe. On Thursday evening, May 30, Munich’s St. John the Baptist Church will be filled with the harmonious melodies of the National Opera’s Symphony Orchestra and the “Tronos” Byzantine Choir of the Patriarchal…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Filantropia Federation of the Romanian Patriarchate becomes a member of Eurodiaconia

On Wednesday, the Filantropia Federation of the Romanian Patriarchate joined Eurodiaconia, a European network of social organisations, expanding an eight-year-old collaboration. The Romanian Patriarchate hosted the General Assembly of Eurodiaconia from May 14 to May 17. Representatives of over 60 member organizations attended this meeting. The national representative of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Eurodiaconia…

May 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel praises women working in medical units in annual message on Sunday of Myrrhbearers

On the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, when the Church pays tribute to Christian Women, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania conveyed a message highlighting the courage of the Myrrhbearers, presenting them as role models for contemporary women. He expressed his gratitude to “all grandmothers, mothers, and sisters who have borne witness to Christ, the…

May 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Ephrem of Tripoli prayerfully remember Romanian theologians Dumitru Staniloae and Andrei Scrima at Cernica Monastery

On Thursday, Antiochian Metropolitan Ephrem of Tripoli, Al-Koura, and Dependencies commemorated Fathers Dumitru Stăniloae and Andrei Scrima at Cernica Monastery. The memorial service was attended by His Grace Bishop Qais Sadiq, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, who cares for the Arab community in Bucharest, Rev. Professor Porphyrios Georgi…

May 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu