Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with new French Ambassador to Romania

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 Patriarch, in which he appreciated His Excellency Nicolas Warnery’s rich diplomatic experience. Additionally, the French Ambassador in Bucharest thanked His…

Jun 6, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s message to Bucharest clergy: Pastoral care of the sick is a fulfilment of the Lord’s word and a missionary priority

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a speech on Monday at the opening of the Pastoral-Missionary Conference of the clergy in the Archdiocese of Bucharest, titled “Pastoral Care and Assistance of the Sick is a Fulfillment of the Lord’s Word and a Missionary Priority.” His Beatitude highlighted the main aspects concerning the pastoral care of those…

Jun 5, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Christ dismantles prejudices and complexes, Bp Varlaam explains

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 specific prejudices and complexes. By speaking with the Samaritan woman, Jesus “overcomes this complex of the superiority of the Jewish…

Jun 5, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan of Bessarabia: We must give children the spiritual nourishment they need like air

“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 they need air to raise a healthy generation in the spirit of Christian teachings,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia highlighted. In…

Jun 5, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Can a Christian be depressed? If resumed to gratitude and humility, the world would not suffer: Bishop Nectarie of Brittany

“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 Archdiocese of Western Europe, on Sunday. The Gospel passage about the Healing of the Paralytic at Bethesda teaches us “to…

May 27, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel to Romanians Everywhere: Family is the primary environment where faith is embraced

On Friday, May 24, 2024, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delivered a message at the inauguration of the events commemorating the Day of Romanians Everywhere, which took place in the Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchate Palace in Bucharest. “The beneficial influence of the Church is received, lived, and transmitted to children, especially through families…

May 27, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

A Romanian monastery is building a memorial for 14,000 soldiers who died in one night during World War II

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 led to the deaths of approximately 14,000 Romanian, Russian, and German soldiers in a single night. In their honour, the…

May 23, 2024Aurelian 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