Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s first diocese established after fall of communism celebrates 30th anniversary

Seven hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church concelebrated at the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral in Slobozia, in southern Romania, to mark the 30th anniversary of the Diocese of Slobozia and Calarasi. The diocese was the first to be established after the 1989 Revolution, culminating in the fall of communist rule in Romania. The weekend…

Sep 27, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Spain: Relic of St Thecla offered to Romanian Orthodox community in Sabadell

The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tarragona, Mons. Juan Planellas offered the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal a fragment of the relics of the Holy Protomartyr and Equal-to-the-Apostles Thecla, protector of the city of Tarragona. The relic will be kept at the Sabadell Romanian Orthodox Parish in Spain, which is placed under the patronage…

Sep 26, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets Turkey’s new Ambassador to Romania

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Romania, His Excellency Mr Özgür Kıvanç Altan, at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest on September 22, 2023. During the meeting, the Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome and expressed his joy to represent Turkey in a friendly country with…

Sep 26, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archbishop reveals intention to canonise local saints

His Eminence Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Rădăuţi detailed several persons with a holy life who could be proposed for canonisation by the Archdiocese in the near future. “Bukovina has, thank God, enough saints. It is true they are not yet canonised but are in the attention of the Church: Metropolitans Teoctist and Anastasie Crimca,…

Sep 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Vatican envoy to Bucharest pays courtesy visit to Romanian Patriarchate

Monsignor Tuomo T. Vimpari, the Apostolic Nunciature’s chargé d’affaires ad interim in Bucharest, paid a courtesy visit to the Romanian Patriarchate on Tuesday, September 19. The representative of the Apostolic Nunciature was welcomed at the Patriarchal Palace by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, the general secretary of the Holy Synod. Msgr. Tuomo T. Vimpari…

Sep 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Princess Sophie of Romania meets with Bessarabia Metropolitan Petru

HRH Princess Sophie of Romania met with His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia at the diocesan centre in Chisinau on Monday. Her Royal Highness was accompanied by Romania’s Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova Cristian-Leon Ţurcanu. Diocesan adviser Archdeacon Mihail Sturza briefed the Princess on the Metropolis’s most significant projects and prospects as part of…

Sep 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Outgoing Ambassador of Armenia pays farewell call on Patriarch of Romania

On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed His Excellency Sergey Minasyan, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, at the patriarchal residence for a farewell visit at the end of his diplomatic mission in Romania. The Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome and stressed…

Sep 21, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Paris: Assistant Bishop Nectarie of Brittany ordained in the “shadow and light” of the Cross

His Grace Nectarie of Brittany was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Western Europe at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. Metropolitan Iosif urged the new bishop to carry out his ministry, being inspired by Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. “We are in the days of the Cross, and this…

Sep 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

The Cross is the sign that unites heaven and earth and transforms suffering into the joy of Resurrection: Patriarch Daniel

“The Cross of Christ shows the humble and merciful love of the Holy Trinity. It is the sign that unites heaven and earth and transforms suffering into the joy of the Resurrection,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Thursday on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Orthodoxy does not separate the Cross…

Sep 15, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Man’s friendship with God, the surest light of life: 2023 Orthodox Youth Int’l Meeting begins in Timisoara

The International Meeting of Orthodox Youth ITO 2023 began Thursday evening with an inaugural ceremony in the Park of Roses in Timișoara in western Romania, focusing on man’s friendship with God as the foundation of fellowship between individuals and peoples. Participating in the opening ceremony together with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Metropolitan Ioan of…

Sep 1, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Message of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2023

„The struggle for human rights cannot ignore the fact that these rights are threatened by climate change, by the shortage of potable water, fertile soil and clean air, but also by environmental degradation in general,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople stressed in his Message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the…

Aug 31, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu