Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod resolutions: Timisoara will host Int’l Orthodox Youth Meeting / New saints added to church calendar

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held a working session at Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the meeting on Friday, October 28, 2022. The main resolutions of the Holy Synod include the following: The Holy Synod approved the proposal of the Metropolitan Synod of the…

Oct 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on grace and hesychasm: St Gregory Palamas was a fruit of St Paul’s exhortation to pray unceasingly

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke on Thursday about St. Demetrius the New as a hesychast saint and outlined his connection with the believers on both banks of the Danube River. His Beatitude also referred to St. Gregory Palamas, the Archbishop of Thessaloniki, and described him as a fruit of the work of grace among the…

Oct 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Veria Metropolitan hopes to bring relics of Great Martyr Demetrius to Romania

Metropolitan Panteleimon de Veria expressed his desire to revisit Romania. The Greek hierarch said he would bring the right hand of St. Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher. Patriarch Daniel made the announcement on Thursday at the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, the Patron Saint of Bucharest. “His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria promised that in the…

Oct 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest: Veria Metropolitan presides over Divine Liturgy on feast of St Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher

On the feast day of Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher, His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naoussa and Kampania presided over the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. In his sermon, the Greek metropolitan emphasised the importance of saints to the economy of salvation. “The saints of our Church, whether…

Oct 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate, Ministry of Health sign protocol to ensure religious assistance in hospitals

On Tuesday, October 25, 2022, the Romanian Patriarchate and the Ministry of Health signed a Protocol regarding the conduct of Christian-Orthodox religious assistance activities in health units subject to the Ministry of Health. The two institutions were represented by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church and Prof. Dr Alexandru Rafila, Romania’s Minister…

Oct 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Deva’s first Bishop Gurie prayerfully remembered one year after his blessed repose

A year after the blessed repose of the first diocesan bishop of Deva, Gurie Georgiu, hierarchs, clergy, monastics and believers gathered in St Nicholas diocesan cathedral to remember him in prayer. Bishop Gurie Georgiu presided over the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara from 2009 until his death on October 21, 2021. His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu…

Oct 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Cretan Metropolitan of Wallachia is one step closer to being canonised

The process for the canonisation of Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete, who led the Church in Wallachia in the first half of the 18th century, has taken a step forward. In a meeting at the synodal hall of the patriarchal residence on Monday, the hierarchs of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja analysed the liturgical texts…

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s address for welcoming the relics of St Gregory Palamas to Bucharest

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed the pilgrims on Monday upon the reception of the relics of St. Gregory Palamas at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The relics were brought by a delegation of the Orthodox Church of Greece, led by Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naoussa and Kampania. Patriarch Daniel’s address for welcoming the relics of Saint Gregory…

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

A heavenly treasure: Metropolitan of Veria evokes the Romanian people’s love for saints

His Eminence Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naoussa and Kampania, the region where the family of St. Gregory Palamas lived for a while, brought a fragment of the saint’s relics for the festivities of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. On this occasion, the Greek Metropolitan said that the saints’ relics are a heavenly treasure…

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

2022 Way of the Saints procession with the relics of Saints Constantine, Helen and Nectarios

The procession known as “The Way of the Saints” took place on Monday, October 24, as one of the festivities in honour of St. Demetrius the New. The New Saint Spyridon Cathedral served as the starting point for the procession that carried the relics of Saints Constantine and Helen as well as Saint Nectarios across…

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

On the steps of Saint Demetrius the New 2022: Photo gallery

The “Way of the Saints” procession resumed on Monday, October 24, 2022, following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 outbreak, as part of the celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Oct 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu