Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Priest who owns mini-zoo: I wanted to give young people an incentive to return to the countryside

Father George Ouatu from Văleni, a parish within the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau, set up in the parish house’s courtyard a mini-zoo that can be visited. The priest discovered his passion for raising animals, including exotic animals, in 2008 when he was transferred to the parish where he currently serves from the Archdiocesan Centre,…

Mar 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s central bank issues coin marking Metropolitan Bartolomeu Anania’s 100th birthday anniversary

The National Bank of Romania (BNR) has issued a silver coin to mark the 100-year anniversary of Metropolitan Bartolomeu Anania’s birthday. The obverse of the coin depicts the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cluj-Napoca, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the year of issue “2021” and the coat of arms of Romania.…

Mar 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Diaconia Mission marks its 20th anniversary. Director Igor Belei says emotions prevail over numbers

Igor Belei, Executive Director of the Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, spoke in an interview about the institution’s evolution and future projects in terms of two decades of activity. “Emotions prevail over numbers Among other things, he presented the mechanism for analyzing the results of an implemented project. “If we gave a child a…

Mar 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Photos: Sunday of Orthodoxy at Bucharest Patriarchal Cathedral 2021

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, to mark the Sunday of Orthodoxy, March 21, 2021. Concelebrants included Their Graces the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești and Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova. In his sermon, the Patriarch of Romania spoke of the three roles of holy…

Mar 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The icon is a call to pray with the Saints and foresight of the Kingdom of Heaven

Patriarch Daniel presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. In his sermon, His Beatitude highlighted the three roles of an icon: to profess the truth of the Incarnation of the Son of God; to call Christians to prayer discreetly but insistently, and to offer a “prophetic, anticipated view,…

Mar 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

12 Patriarch Daniel Quotes about the Remembrance of the Dead

The remembrance of the dead has given the culture and consciousness of continuity and communion over time. The remembrance of those asleep in the Lord is an act of Orthodox faith, as it is based on the belief that the human soul is immortal. Prayers of remembrance for those reposed in the Lord are a…

Mar 20, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod calls faithful “to be triumphant over passions of greed and pride” in Sunday of Orthodoxy pastoral letter

In a pastoral letter for the First Sunday of Great Lent, also called the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Holy Synod members of the Romanian Orthodox Church said that the feast is a call to victory. “On the Sunday of Orthodoxy or the Triumph of the True Faith we are also called to be triumphant, with…

Mar 19, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Oldest entirely preserved bread on display in Galați

A bread cooked in Genoa, Italy in 1891, brought to Galati, Romania by sailor Vasile Pamfile and donated to the History Museum of Galati by School No. 6, has been kept intact and sets the world record for the Oldest Bread (Preserved Entirely), according to the World Record Academy. The sailor Vasile Pamfile was part…

Mar 19, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas TV receives silver play button from YouTube

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas TV station received the Silver Play Button from YouTube for exceeding the threshold of 100,000 subscribers. Trinitas TV’s YouTube account has now over 127,000 subscribers and over 31,000 videos. Since its creation in December 2015, the YouTube channel has recorded 47.8 million views with a duration of 6.4 million hours. “It…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

During the pandemic, Romanians in Italy remained united and close to God: Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania

Journalist Cristian Curte published in the weekly Formula AS an interview with His Grace Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania, who explained how the pandemic was felt in the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy. “The Romanian is connected to the Church and the other Romanians,” said the bishop, and the hidden gift of the scourge was…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

A tear from the bottom of the heart could blot out many of our sins: Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova

“The Great Canon is a treasure to which we must reflect for hours and days in a row,” His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova said on the first evening of Lent at the Patriarchal Cathedral. “Tears” is one of the themes of this treasure that the bishop spoke about in his sermon. The Assistant…

Mar 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu