Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s Easter Message: “Man’s final destination is not the grave but the Kingdom of Heaven”

In a video message for Holy Pascha 2021, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel points to the final destination of man, namely the Kingdom of Heaven. His Beatitude also conveys best regards to Romanians everywhere, urging them to keep the Orthodox faith and the values of Romanian spirituality. Message by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania on…

Apr 30, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Ambassador David Saranga visits Bukovina’s monasteries for first time: “It was amazing”

Israel’s Ambassador to Romania visited this week for the first time Bukovina and the Monasteries in Northern Romania. The Israeli Ambassador was impressed by the religious monuments but also by the warmth of the locals. Nothing compares to the generous hospitality of the Romanian people, especially those from the Bukovina region, the Ambassador wrote on…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Archbishop Calinic visits hermits in Suceava

On Thursday, April 22, Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Radauti visited the cells of three hermits in the Lupcina area, Suceava County. The Archbishop was accompanied by Archim. Nectarie Clinci, honorary exarch of the area and Archim. Gherasim Curaciuc, inspector of the Sales Department. The Archbishop visited and blessed the cell of monk Teodosie dedicated…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel points to St George as “icon of faith, courage and manhood”: He teaches us to love the Church not only in good times

April 23, 2021, marked the patronal feast of the historical chapel at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest. At the end of the Divine Liturgy celebrated by Archimandrite Paisie Teodorescu, patriarchal vicar, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented the life and sufferings of Saint George, whom he called “an icon of strong faith, courage, manhood, and of…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Father Dan Damaschin receives highest church award for supporting mothers, children, families

Thanks to the tireless labours of Fr. Dan Damaschin, thousands of mothers in difficult situations and needy families and children have received material assistance, including new housing for many families. On Wednesday, Fr. Dan, who serves at Cuza Vodă Maternity Church of the Clinical Hospital of Obstetrics-Gynecology in Iași, was honoured for his great love.…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians make up the largest group of foreign residents in Spain

Slightly over 5.8 million foreigners resided in Spain at the end of 2020, and most of them were Romanians – over 1.07 million, according to official data released by the Spanish Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, quoted by G4media.ro. These official figures refer to Romanian citizens with a declared residence in Spain, but, according…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Priest killed for serving in Romanian to be honoured with bust in Albania

A bust of Father Haralambie Balamace will be unveiled next month in Korçë, Albania, where the priest was martyred. The father was killed on Easter night in 1914 because he officiated the service in Romanian. A similar end had about 1,000 Romanians from the Balkans, teachers, professors, priests, and ordinary students because they defended the…

Apr 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

New book explores continuity of dialogue between theology, philosophy and science in Romania

Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate included a valuable collection of studies written by Romanian scholars in English on the relationship between theology, philosophy and science. The new book entitled “The Relationship between Theology, Philosophy, and Science: an Eastern Christian Perspective” includes articles signed by prof. Adrian Lemeni, Archdeacon Sorin Mihalache, Costea Munteanu, Dan…

Apr 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Christ overturns the logic of worldly thinking / Honour derives not from personal ambition

Patriarch Daniel recalled on Sunday the lesson that Christ taught His disciples when He received the request of the apostles James and John to hold worldly positions and pointed out that the Saviour had overturned the selfish logic of worldly thinking; a type of logic encountered even today in contemporary society. Christ showed them that…

Apr 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The fasting season involves a spiritual struggle, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam says

In his sermon delivered last Friday at the Patriarchal Cathedral, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti stressed that “the fasting season involves a spiritual struggle with ourselves, against the temptations that come from around us and, especially, against the spirits of evil.” His Grace said that the Mother of God comes to the aid…

Apr 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești visits Rahova, Jilava prisons

On April 15-16, the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești visited Rahova and Jilava Prisons where he officiated the akathist hymn to the Theotokos and urged the inmates to intensify prayer and spiritual readings. “The employees present at the activities and the persons deprived of liberty received from His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, prayer cards and…

Apr 19, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu