Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian, Serbian Bishops set to promote fraternal cooperation

His Grace Bishop Ieronim of Dacia Felix met with His Grace Bishop Nikanor of Banat (Serbian Patriarchate). The two hierarchs expressed their willingness to deepen fraternal cooperation and announced that they remain permanently open to dialogue. The meeting took place on August 24 and was the first encounter between the new Romanian Bishop of Dacia…

Sep 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Cincture of the Theotokos to arrive in France next week

The reliquary keeping the Holy Cincture of the Mother of God will be taken from Kato Xenia Monastery in Greece to France next week. A delegation from Greece will first bring the Holy Cincture to the Three Holy Hierarchs church in La Courneuve on the outskirts of Paris on Friday evening, September 30. The delegation…

Sep 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with Mahmoud Al Habbash, Palestinian President’s Advisor for Religious Affairs

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed at the patriarchal residence the Advisor for Religious Affairs to the President of the State of Palestine, Mr Mahmoud Al Habbash. Mr Mahmoud Al Habbash thanked the Patriarch for the audience. On behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, he conveyed warm wishes of health and success…

Sep 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

From Chicago to Seattle, the relics of St Nicholas and New Martyr Constantine Brâncoveanu are travelling to the United States

This autumn, the United States of America will welcome the relics of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker and of the Holy Prince Constantine Brâncoveanu for a two-week trip starting on September 26. From Chicago to Hayward via Sacramento, Seattle and Upland, the Saints will be meeting Romanian faithful in their parishes. The relics will be brought…

Sep 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

First edition of 1688 Bucharest Bible goes on display

The princeps edition of the Bucharest Bible printed in 1688 under the patronage of prince Serban Cantacuzino can be seen in the exhibition “From Tepes to Brancusi – 5 centuries of history and culture in the Romanian space,” which was opened last week at ARCUB – The Gabroveni Inn in Bucharest. The event was organized…

Sep 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s message ahead of 2022-23 school year: Children and young people need to discover the profoundly Christian meaning of life

The Patriarch of Romania has sent a message to all students and teachers at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year, noting that prayer is a source of peace, joy and communion. His Beatitude stressed that today, when, under the influence of secularisation, spiritual values are neglected, and education is subject to paradigm shifts, children…

Sep 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest parish provides 4,000 needy children with backpacks and school supplies

Thousands of needy children received fully loaded backpacks from several Orthodox churches in Bucharest on Monday. The recipients included 3,000 children from needy families and 1,000 from Ukrainian refugee families. The gifts were distributed at the Church of St. John the Russian in Bucharest, provided by six parishes in cooperation with the World Vision Romania…

Aug 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch: The respect for creation and the constant concern for its protection belong to the core of our Orthodox identity

“The respect for creation and the constant concern for its protection belong to the core of our Orthodox identity,” stressed His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in a message for the Day of the protection of creation marked annually on September 1. Patriarch Bartholomew recalls the efforts of the Patriarchate of Constantinople since 1989 to promote “the…

Aug 31, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Transylvania Metropolitan inaugurates kindergarten to honour Deva’s late Bishop Gurie Georgiu

Last Saturday, the Metropolitan of Transylvania inaugurated a new kindergarten in Deva, honouring the late bishop Gurie Georgiu. The project initiated by Bishop Gurie was entrusted three years ago to the now Bishop of Deva and Hunedoara, Nestor. The kindergarten was blessed during a service on August 27 attended by Bishop Andrei of Covasna and…

Aug 30, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges Romanians worldwide to value and cultivate prayer

Patriarch Daniel has sent a message to the Romanian diaspora marking the Romanian Migrants’ Sunday on August 21, 2022. His Beatitude urges those who left Romania to remain united through continuous prayer with God, the Creator of heaven and earth, and, simultaneously, with their loved ones who remained in Romania. At the same time, the…

Aug 19, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains why the Hesychasts were the most sought-after spiritual fathers and what is a prayerful reason

After investing thirteen priests from the Archdiocese of Bucharest as spiritual fathers, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel explained why today people need more than ever prayerful priests. “Prayer that enables the mind to descend into the heart brings us peace and sets the praying reason in opposition to the rebellious reason,” Patriarch Daniel said during a…

Aug 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu