Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Theology Faculty graduate elected bishop in Bulgaria

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Makary Chakarov from Rila Monastery, a graduate of the Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest, will become a bishop in Bulgaria. During its working session on April 13, 2022, the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church elected Archimandrite Makary as assistant bishop to Metropolitan Naum of Ruse, with…

Apr 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Honouring the Saviour with objects of great price must not be put in opposition to helping the poor

Speaking about the anointing of the Saviour’s feet with precious myrrh, Patriarch Daniel emphasised during his sermon on Palm Sunday that honouring God with objects or gestures of great price should not be put in opposition to helping the poor. The Patriarch of Romania recounted the Sunday Gospel passage, which recalls how the sister of…

Apr 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Palm Sunday Procession 2022: Photo Gallery

Hundreds of priests and thousands of faithful participated in the Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest on Saturday, 16 April 2022, on the eve of the great feast of the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. The procession resumed after two years of interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us…

Apr 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Believers gather in large numbers for Bucharest Palm Sunday Procession: It is a work of confession, Patriarch Daniel says

“After two years of pandemic, when we lived in isolation and showed love for our neighbours by keeping them at a distance, God made us worthy to resume the tradition of pilgrimage on the eve of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem,” Patriarch Daniel said on Saturday evening at the Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest. His…

Apr 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, Nicolae Condrea, turns 55

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the two Americas celebrates his 55th birthday on Friday, April 15, 2022. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae was born in the city of Constanţa on April 15, 1967, to his parents Nicolae and Victoria, both now asleep in the Lord. In 1988 he was admitted to the Andrei Şaguna Orthodox Faculty…

Apr 15, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Jesus Christ overturns the logic of oppressive selfish power and brings the logic of humble beneficent ministry

On the 5th Sunday of Lent, Patriarch Daniel said that “the Saviour Jesus Christ overturns the logic of oppressive selfish power and brings the logic of humble beneficent or helpful ministry; not selfish dominion should be the rule for the disciples, but humble service.” “The way of thinking of the Saviour Christ is not of…

Apr 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate partners with National Agency for countrywide campaign to prevent human trafficking

Romania’s National Agency Against Human Trafficking and the Romanian Orthodox Church are currently implementing a national campaign entitled “United, we offer freedom! Exploitation oppresses souls and destroys destinies.” The main message of the campaign is a warning about the phenomenon of human trafficking, addressed both to the believers in the parishes of the Romanian Orthodox…

Apr 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest to host traditional Palm Sunday procession after two-year hiatus

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, on the eve of the great feast of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will organise the Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, with the participation of hierarchs, priests, monks, nuns and lay believers from the capital and Ilfov county. This religious and missionary…

Apr 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Exchange of experience: Italy’s environmental initiatives serve as a model for Romanian Orthodox Church’s pilot project

A delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited several communities implementing integral ecology and volunteer projects in the Milan region on April 4-6, 2022. The visit facilitated the assimilation of good practice models in the field of ecology in Italy to implement the pilot project initiated this year in sixteen Orthodox parishes in Romania and…

Apr 11, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Police gather at Bucharest Monastery to remember fallen officers: It is our duty not to forget them

The Romanian Police celebrated its 200th anniversary on March 25, 2022. March 25 was chosen as Romanian Police Day is linked to the Annunciation of the Theotokos found on the first flag of the Great Agia (administrative body from the 18th-19th century in Wallachia and Moldova, in charge of maintaining public order in the capital).…

Apr 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Priest-martyr Haralambie Balamace prayerfully remembered in Albania on the 108th anniversary of his martyrdom

A commemorative event dedicated to the priest Haralambie Balamace took place on March 23, 2022, at the Church of the Transfiguration in Korçë, Albania, where the Aromanian priest was killed 108 years ago. After a memorial service, the figure of the great hero who died defending the identity, freedom and dignity of Romanians in Albania…

Apr 1, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu