Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan meets new US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia welcomed His Excellency Kent D. Logsdon, the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, at the metropolitan residence in Chisinau on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The main topic of the discussions was religious freedom in the context of the war on the country’s…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Teofil of Iberia gives the example of St Ioannikios the New: We need much silence and stillness in our hearts

His Grace Assistant Bishop Teofil of Iberia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Cenicientos Monastery in Spain on its patronal feast of Saint Ioannikios the New of Muscel on July 26, 2022. A fragment of the relics of the patron saint is kept in the monastery’s church. The Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint John Jacob lived a saintly life in the 20th century. Modernity, technology are not excuses for us, Bp Varlaam says

On the feast day of St. John Jacob of Neamț, August 5, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the National Cathedral’s Chapel in Bucharest. In his sermon, His Grace presented aspects of the life of the Romanian saint and stressed that “we have no excuse not to take care…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Good is transmissible. Praying for others can change destinies, Bishop of Slatina and Romanați says

“Good is transmissible,” Bishop Sebastian of Slatina and Romanați stressed on Sunday, offering his reflections on the healing of the paralytic at Capernaum. “For the faith of the four, Christ forgave the sick man’s sins! What does this mean? This means that good is transmissible,” bishop Sebastian noted, “that the energy, the good spirit, and…

Jul 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Varlaam on Mount Athos: In the history of the Prodromitissa Icon, we observe God’s work intertwined with human work

“In the history of the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God, we see how the work of God is intertwined with the work of humans,” the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești said at the Romanian Skete Prodromos on Monday. Celebrating the feast of the Panagia Prodromitissa, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop celebrated the all-night…

Jul 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania turns 71

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrates his 71st birthday on Friday, July 22.  Patriarch Daniel was born in 1951 in the village of Dobrești, Bara commune, Timiș county, being the third child in the family of the teacher Alexie and Stela Ciobotea. After completing his doctoral studies in theology under the guidance of Father…

Jul 22, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church building cemetery in Japan to proclaim the dignity of the body

The representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Japan has announced the establishment and organisation of an Orthodox cemetery in Japan, where the faithful can be buried rather than cremated, as is mandated in most of Japan. The plot will have about 100 spaces, with a possibility of expansion, open to all Orthodox Christians regardless…

Jul 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

President Iohannis decorates Romanian parish in Grebenac, Serbia

The President of Romania on Tuesday signed a decree decorating the Romanian Orthodox Parish of Grebenac in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The parish community will receive the Order of Cultural Merit in the rank of Grand Officer, Category G – “Religious denominations” for “its outstanding contribution to the preservation of the Orthodox faith,…

Jul 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop-elect of Dacia Felix arrives at Vršac

His Grace Bishop-elect Ieronim of Dacia Felix arrived on Tuesday in Vršac, Serbia, where the diocese is headquartered. The hierarch was received at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral “Ascension of the Lord” by Priests Emanuel Tăpălagă, Vicar of Vojvodina, and Boian Alexandrovici, Vicar of Timok, together with several Romanian clergymen and faithful from the city and…

Jul 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets Israeli Ambassador on farewell visit

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Tuesday received His Excellency David Saranga, Ambassador of Israel to Romania, on a farewell visit upon the end of his diplomatic mission in the country. During the meeting, which took place at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, the cultural and religious ties between the two countries were appreciated. The meeting…

Jul 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Welcomed or rejected by people, Christ continues to knock patiently at the door of our hearts, Bishop Varlaam says

In his sermon on Sunday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești contrasted the expulsion of the Saviour from Gadara with His warm welcome in Sychar and detailed how these two ways of relating to God have persisted in history until today. “The city of Gadara came out to meet Jesus…

Jul 19, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu