Aurelian Iftimiu

‘We suffer together with the entire Romanian people’, Ecumenical Patriarch says after Bucharest hospital fire

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew sent on Monday a letter to His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel in which he expressed the “deep compassion” of the Ecumenical Patriarchate following a fire that broke out at the Matei Balş National Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bucharest. “We pray for the rest of the souls of the innocent victims…

Feb 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archdiocese plans to set up polyclinic and hospital named after Metropolitan Anastasie Crimca

A priority for the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti for 2021 is to design and raise funds for a polyclinic and a hospital named after Metropolitan Anastasie Crimca, who was the founder of the first public hospital in Moldova in 1619. This is not the first large-scale initiative in Suceava as regards supporting medical activity.…

Feb 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel tells new Church Painting Committee to draft iconography guide, church heritage restoration norms

During this year’s first meeting of the Romanian Patriarchate’s Church Painting Committee, the Patriarch of Romania urged the new members to draft an iconographic guide and a set of norms for the restoration of the ecclesiastical heritage used in worship. “The Church Painting Committee is now called, during this term, as the most competent central…

Feb 4, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Baby dies after baptism in Suceava. Archdiocese: “There is no word or deed to wipe away tears”

“There is no word or deed to wipe away the tears and now soothe the broken hearts of parents and relatives, but we are with them at this particularly difficult time,” the Archdiocese of Suceava said Monday. An internal investigation has been launched into the case of the 6-week-old child who died a few hours…

Feb 1, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Orthodox Seminary thanks Patron Saint Gregory for fruitful activity in difficult year of pandemic

His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova Monday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest to honour Saint Gregory the Theologian, the patron saint of theology schools. The staff and students of the Orthodox Seminary in Bucharest gathered in prayer to thank their patron saint for helping them carry out their activities…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Make a donation: Help the construction of the Orthodox Cathedral and Romanian Cultural Centre in Bălţi

The Diocese of Bălţi still has to pay approximately 20,000 euros to take possession of the land on which it will build a cathedral and a Romanian cultural centre in the city. “The project is an investment, by faith, for the future of our Romanian nation, and, in essence, it is an endeavour for whose…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Covid-19 hospital fire: Patriarch Daniel shares “paternal message of condolence and consolation” to families of victims

Patriarch Daniel expressed sorrow and condolences to the families of the persons who died in a blaze at a hospital in Bucharest being used to treat COVID-19 patients. At least four people have been killed in a blaze at a hospital in Bucharest being used to treat COVID-19 patients, just three months after another hospital…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Joseph the Merciful stood out through self-sacrifice, Bishop of Southern Bessarabia says

“He distinguished himself through self-sacrifice, but especially through mercy and the care he had for the Church and its servants,” Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia said Tuesday about Saint Joseph the Merciful at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi. „He was one of the worthy hierarchs who pastored this metropolis,” Bishop Veniamin said about St Joseph…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate marks 162nd anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union

Several ceremonies including a solemn Divine Liturgy, a Te Deum service and a wreath-laying ceremony were held Sunday on the Patriarchate’s Hill in Bucharest to mark the 162nd founding anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities. Attending the ceremonies, Patriarch Daniel spoke about the contribution of the Romanian Orthodox Church to ‘this fundamental act…

Jan 28, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate blesses and supports communion of Romanians everywhere: Patriarch Daniel

In a message occasioned by the 162nd anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that “the Romanian Patriarchate blesses and supports the communion of Romanians everywhere.” The message has three main topics including the declaration of 2021 as a Solemn Year of the pastoral care of Romanians outside Romania,…

Jan 26, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox high school students lay garland of red carnations on Eminescu’s shoulders to mark National Culture Day

The students of the Orthodox Pedagogical High School “Anastasia Popescu” in Bucharest continued this year the tradition of placing a garland of red carnations on the shoulders of the statue of Mihai Eminescu in front of the Romanian Athenaeum to mark Romania’s National Culture Day. Prof. Monica Șerbănescu, the director of the high school, posted…

Jan 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu