Aurelian Iftimiu

Small country, big heart: President Maia Sandu thanks Diaconia Mission for helping Ukrainian refugees

The Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia published a letter from the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, who praised the organization’s involvement in supporting refugees in Ukraine. “We have shown that we are a small country, but with a big heart,” President Maia Sandu wrote. “You, through magnanimity, care and…

May 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan visits two centres for disabled children in Piatra Neamț

On Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina visited two centres for children with disabilities belonging to the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) – Neamț. The Metropolitan visited the Recovery Center for Children with Disabilities “Sancta Maria” and the Day Recovery Center for Children with Disabilities (CRZCD) in Piatra…

May 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Sainthood of Hesychast Saint Theophano Basarab, proclaimed by Romanian Orthodox Church in Solemn Year of Prayer

Marking the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral on Saturday, May 21, 2022, the historical proclamation of the sainthood of the Venerable Theophano Basarab took place. Saint Theophano is the first nun in history known to be of Romanian origin and the daughter of Prince Basarab I of Wallachia. The canonization ceremony led by Patriarch…

May 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Oradea Bishop chairs monastic synaxis: Man’s real war is against his own egoism and inner shortcomings

His Grace Bishop Sofronie chaired the synaxis of the superiors of monastic settlements in the Diocese of Oradea on Saturday, May 14. The spring session of the synaxis took place at Izbuc Monastery, the oldest monastic hermitage hearth in the Diocese. In his opening speech, the Bishop of Oradea referred to the solemn and commemorative…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

“A chanter’s work does not end when the church service is over,” Bp Nichifor says at Romanian Chanters’ Days

The Byzantine chant is a unique adornment of the service to the Lord. Still, the work of the chanter does not end after the service officiated in the church, Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Botoșani said at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Days of Romanian Chanters. On Friday, May 13, the assistant…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Casian: “The Church’s young people are the apostles of our deliverance from loneliness”

Last week, Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube opened the meeting of the National Council of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) at Lacu Sărat, Brăila county. After meeting with young people, the archbishop posted a message on Facebook noting that “the young people of the Church are the apostles of our deliverance from loneliness.”…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel to Orthodox youth: The joy of prayer enlightens good deeds

In a message occasioned by the national meeting of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (A.S.C.O.R.), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania emphasised the role of prayer in the lives of young people. The members of the A.S.C.O.R. National Council gathered at Saint Panteleimon Settlement in Lacu Sarat, Braila County, on May 12-15, 2022. “All…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archbishop’s Olympiad participant decalogue: Constantly reinvent yourself

In the context of annual countrywide competitions in religious education and theology, Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Radauti offered a set of ten recommendations for students entitled “The Decalogue of the Olympiad participant.” “Pray! Do not be sad when you lose lest you risk your health; constantly reinvent yourself, and you will become victorious,” is…

May 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Romanian Orthodox Church played a significant role in gaining national independence

In gaining national independence, “the Romanian Orthodox Church played a significant role through the ministers of the holy altars, through its monastics and lay faithful,” Patriarch Daniel said. In a message for Romania’s Independence Day (May 10), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel recalled the Church’s contribution to the struggle for gaining state independence, as well as…

May 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity

In a message on Monday, May 9, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged believers to participate in Romania’s Census of Population and Housing and to declare their religious affiliation. This year’s Census is a proper time to confess our religious identity: full text The organisation of the Romanian Population and Housing Census in the first…

May 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses all women who cultivate and confess the faith in the crucified and risen Christ

In a message for the Sunday of Myrrh-bearing Women Sunday, May 8, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel conveyed congratulations and blessings “to all women who cultivate and confess, through prayer, in word and deed, the faith in the crucified and risen Christ.” His Beatitude highlighted that the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women have become “role models for…

May 6, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu