Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nifon meets with US Ambassador to Romania

On Monday, the Archbishop of Targoviste and patriarchal exarch, His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon welcomed Her Excellency Kathleen Ann Kavalec, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Romania, at his residence in Targoviste. The United States Ambassador toured the Doicesti Small Modular Reactor (SMR) site in Dambovita County. Mrs. Kathleen Ann Kavalec conveyed…

Mar 20, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie: The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible

“The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible. I insist on this because, in this hyper-technological world in which we live, nothing creates addiction as technology does,” Bishop Ignatie of Husi stressed in his sermon at the diocesan Cathedral in Husi at the end of the Forgiveness Vespers…

Mar 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on first day of Lent: Repentance does not lead to despair

After officiating the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete at the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that “this rich hymn in the guise of the Church’s prayer urges us all to discover through repentance a source of peace and joy.” Repentance does not lead to despair “There are people…

Mar 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: By fasting, we show that we love God the Giver more than His gifts

“The Saviour teaches us that we must show through fasting that we love God, the Giver of life, more than the gifts He offers us and that we love heavenly spiritual gifts more than limited and transient material gifts,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Cheesefare Sunday. His Beatitude explained the Gospel of the Cheesefare…

Mar 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Monastic Synaxis held in Roman: The monk of the third millennium must be a monk of the resurrection

Last week, His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim presided at the annual synaxis of the abbots and abbesses of the Roman and Bacău Archdiocese and spoke about the objective that a monk must have in the third millennium, namely “to be a monk of the resurrection.” The meeting at the diocesan centre in Roman was preceded by…

Mar 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Neophyte of Bulgaria reposes in the Lord

According to a statement published on the Bulgarian Patriarchate’s website, His Beatitude Patriarch Neophyte of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church reposed in the Lord on Wednesday evening at the age of 78. Patriarch Neophyte died at the Academy of Military Medicine in Sofia at 10:22 p.m. as a result of multiple organ failure. “We appeal to…

Mar 14, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Oradea Bishop’s advice before Lent: Let us rediscover our humanity!

On Meatfare Sunday, His Grace Bishop Sofronie of Oradea celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Izbuc parish and delivered a sermon on the significance of good actions in determining our eternal destiny at the Final Judgement. “It is not by chance that the mercy we owe to one another, the brotherly love and the Frightful Judgment…

Mar 13, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Synod explores ways to strengthen relations with local communities

Last week, during an extraordinary session, the Synod of the Metropolis of Bessarabia addressed various pastoral, missionary, social, and administrative challenges that the Romanian Orthodox Church in the Republic of Moldova faces. His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia, Bishop Antonie of Bălți, and Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia deliberated on matters pertaining to the effectiveness…

Mar 13, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

9 holy healers celebrated in March

We continue to feature each month’s holy healers, with nine saints celebrated in March. The lives of some of them are less known to believers in Romania, so this month is a good opportunity to learn about saints who enjoy special reverence in other countries such as the United Kingdom or Greece. Saint David of…

Mar 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox chapel to be inaugurated inside Romania’s Parliament on March 25

The Romanian Parliament will have an Orthodox chapel that will be consecrated on March 25, on the feast of the Annunciation, the acting president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfred Simonis, announced on Monday, the National Press Agency Agerpres reports. Orthodox chapel inside the Parliament “It is a space within the Parliament building. At my…

Mar 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

2025 will be dedicated to the Romanian Patriarchate’s Centennial and 20th-century Romanian Orthodox confessors

Last week, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided to dedicate 2025 to the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and the Romanian Orthodox confessors of the twentieth century. According to a press release issued by the Chancellery of the Holy Synod, 2025 will mark the Solemn year of the Centennial of the Romanian…

Mar 7, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu