Aurelian Iftimiu

14 Patriarch Daniel Quotes on the Holy Cross as Mystery

When we venerate the Holy Cross, we actually honour the crucified Christ. The sign of the Cross shows us Christ’s forgiving, patient, sanctifying, and saving love. The Cross cannot be turned into a magic sign, as a power in itself. Its power comes from the fact that it represents the crucified and risen Christ. The…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Pătrăuţi Monastery reopens after more than 200 years

Pătrăuţi Monastery was reopened after being abolished by the Habsburg Monarchy more than two centuries ago. On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, His Grace Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna installed Mother Alexandra (Bădragan) as the new abbess of Pătrăuti-Elevation of the Cross Monastery. His Grace also celebrated the first Divine Liturgy at the newly-reopened…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges more communication and communion among Orthodox Students Association branches

After praying together at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the representatives of the branches of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) at the Patriarchal Residence. Being informed about the agenda set by ASCOR members at their national meeting on Saturday, the Patriarch of Romania appreciated their desire to complete this year the…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

#FearNot, put on the armour of St Stephen: the Cross and the fast

The Church has set a feast of the Holy Cross in the middle of Lent so that, looking to the sign of our Lord Jesus Christ’s victory over death, Christians may have courage in the face of any challenge. #FearNot is also the message that Basilica.ro insists on during this Lent. Looking at the Romanian…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Avrig Orthodox Parish joins greening activity, collects 32 tons of waste

The faithful of “The Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem” Orthodox Parish in the city of Avrig participated in a greening activity carried out in the vicinity of the locality on March 27, 2021. Under the motto “Let’s clean our souls, but also around us!” the parish community led by priest Ovidiu Stroe helped the municipality with spring…

Apr 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

To preserve our identity, we must translate our values into the language of the country in which we live: Romanian priest in Italy

In an interview offered for the Communication Department of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, father Gheorghe Verzea, a parish priest in Padua since 2000, talked about the risk of losing the Romanian identity in the Italian communities. Be smart The priest believes that “we should have the intelligence to learn from older emigrations.” “For…

Apr 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Presbytera Narcisa Cădă recommends Christian literature: “Children will be richer in their love for others”

“If we want to have children close to Christ and the Church, if we want children to find peace in the tumult of today’s life, but also models of Christ-like living, we recommend parents to guide their children to Christian literature,” Presbytera Narcisa Cădă said in the context of International Children’s Book Day. “In addition…

Apr 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest offers bicycles to children: “I come from a family of priests, and I saw my family giving all the time”

In two years, 25 children from Râpa de Jos and surroundings received a bicycle as a gift by Fr Dacian Oprea’s help. He thinks he’s not doing anything special. “That is the purpose of a priest and a man, to help.” He saw the example of generosity in his family. “I am very compassionate, and…

Apr 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchate’s Spokesperson assures Easter services will take place normally this year

The spokesman of the Romanian Patriarchate, Vasile Bănescu, offered assurances that the Holy Easter services will take place normally this year. “In connection with the misunderstanding about the time interval for lifting mobility restrictions (on foot or by personal means of transport) on the night of the Resurrection, a misunderstanding that some hastened to speculate…

Apr 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Damaschin: It was unfair and improper that 50 out of 80 years since the Fântâna Albă Massacre were years of silence

“It was unfair and improper that 50 out of the 80 years since the Fântâna Albă massacre were years of silence,” said His Grace Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna on Thursday during a memorial service held in memory of the approximately 3,000 Romanians killed on April 1, 1941, in the Varnița forest. The Assistant Bishop…

Apr 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Football team manager: “I became a practicing Orthodox Christian”

Dinamo Bucharest football team manager, Mario Nicolae, said in a video that he started to put his Orthodox faith into practice. The announcement was made in response to those interested in why he left his hair long and grew a beard. “I became a practicing Orthodox Christian. As I always had to be. I have…

Apr 2, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu