Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Metropolitan Laurențiu consecrates chapel for military students in Sibiu

The chapel of the Training School for Communications, Information Technology and Cyber ​​Defense in Sibiu was consecrated on Thursday, September 16, 2021, following renovation works. The consecration was performed by His Eminence Metropolitan Laurențiu of Transylvania. “Every time I step into a military unit, I feel a shiver and show my appreciation for the country’s…

Sep 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Never say “I will do it tomorrow”: Elder Dionisie of Colciu’s 112th birth anniversary

September 22, 2021, marks 112 years since the birth of Elder Dionisie Ignat of Colciu Skete on the Holy Mount Athos, the one who said: “Never say ‘I will do it tomorrow’ because only the second we live is ours.” Father Dionisie Ignat was born on September 22, 1909, in Vorniceni commune, Botoşani county. At…

Sep 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Benedict commemorates martyred archpriest Aurel Munteanu: We have the chance to learn from him

“We have this chance to look at a model and learn from him and to live our faith and affiliation most naturally and healthily. We owe him this following through the fruits of his labour, through the fruits of his preaching, and we owe it to him to make them visible in our lives. Now,…

Sep 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Renowned French Saxophonist Claude Delangle ordained a priest for Orthodox parish in Louveciennes

Claude Delangle, the most sought-after master of the saxophone in the world, was ordained a priest on Sunday for the French-speaking Orthodox parish of St. Germain and St. Clodoald in Louveciennes within the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe. Father Claude Delangle, a conservative professor and one of the greatest contemporary saxophonists, said…

Sep 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Christ does not ask us to carry the cross alone, Patriarch Daniel says

“Christ does not ask us to carry the cross alone, but to carry the cross following Him, that is, asking for His help and carrying the Cross with Him,” Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday. On the Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the four stages of…

Sep 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archdiocese takes 100+ children to the seaside for first time

September 5, 2021, marked the end of a social program of the Archdiocese of Suceava aiming at helping children to go to the seaside for the first time. The project entitled “For the first time at the seaside” was carried out by the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti and was dedicated to 103 children in…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Lower Danube Archdiocese provides school supplies to 4,000 children

Ahead of the new school year, Orthodox dioceses throughout Romania have been providing children with necessary school supplies. A week before school started, priests of the Archdiocese of Lower Danube distributed backpacks filled with school supplies to 4,000 children. On September 16, the Brăila Deanery distributed 650 backpacks with supplies to its parishes, who in…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Hungary Bishop Siluan blesses Romanian seniors in Gyula: They are the community’s precious treasure

“The precious treasure of the community” and “our wise believers”. This is what Bishop Siluan of Hungary called the members of the Association of Romanian Pensioners in Gyula in his speech on Sunday at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Hungary. The message marked the 20th anniversary of the association. “I am happy that the parish…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Prodromos Skete denies existence of Covid outbreak on Mount Athos

The Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner (Prodromos) denies the existence of an outbreak of Covid-19 in Mount Athos. “All the Romanian monks with whom we consulted, but also those of other nationalities, stated that no one is sick with Covid-19,” the abbot of the monastic settlement, Archimandrite Atanasie, wrote in an official document. It…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan urges support for single mothers: They could bring up Saints

“Do not avoid single mothers”, was the exhortation of Metropolitan Ioan of Banat on the feast day of Saint Joseph the New of Partoș, the spiritual protector of Timișoara and the Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral in the city. “Lend them a helping hand if possible, because they may, in their suffering and tribulation, bring up Saints,…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Young Brazilian who converted to Orthodoxy says Romania brings him peace: Interview

Pedro Faidiga Passos, a Brazilian who converted to Orthodoxy and settled in Romania, says that God “fished him” through his Romanian wife and thus revealed to him “the full beauty of the Christian faith.” He said he finds a lot of peace in Romania. Pedro Faidiga Passos is 27 years old and was born in…

Sep 17, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu