Aurelian 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

Patriarch Daniel congratulates Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe for 15th anniversary

In a message for the 15th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe on Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel praised the Diocese that “since its inauguration, has become a significant link for the unity of the Romanians in the Scandinavian diaspora.” Please find below the full text of Patriarch Daniel’s message titled “A…

Aug 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Martyrdom is a daily reality, Bp Benedict stresses at Slatina diocese patronal feast

“It’s optimal that we can express our faith freely,” said Assistant Bishop Benedict of Bistrița on the feast day of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs, the spiritual protectors of the Diocese of Slatina and the Romanians. “But in other places, Christians are dying every day,” the hierarch continued, mentioning Egypt, Syria, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and other countries.…

Aug 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Farthest church from Romania consecrated for Orthodox Romanians in Christchurch

During a special ceremony last Sunday, His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand consecrated the altar of a new church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos that hosts the Romanian Orthodox community in Christchurch. The events also marked the patronal feast of the parish church. In the diaspora, the patronal feasts of…

Aug 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Petru reminds Romanians abroad that faith transcends earthly boundaries and addresses hearts

“The Orthodox Church, in all its greatness and millennial wisdom, is, above all, a spiritual community, a Eucharistic gathering of the faithful, regardless of their geographical location,” His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia recalled in a message occasioned by Romanian Migrants’ Sunday. “Our Christian faith transcends earthly borders and addresses the hearts and souls of…

Aug 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu