Aurelian Iftimiu

Schema-nun Siluana Vlad remembered five years after her repose

A few days after her 77th birthday, Schema-nun Siluana Vlad reposed in the Lord on 8 June 2021. Shortly before her death, she left a message to her spiritual children: “My dear children, I ask you to call upon the name of the Lord, and know that if I pass into eternal life, I will…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Fifty people join Orthodox Church in Latin America during Pascha-to-Pentecost period

Fifty people were baptised into Orthodox Christian communities in Latin America between Pascha and Pentecost, according to the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas. According to figures released by the metropolis, most of those received into the Church are local residents of Ecuador, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico who discovered the Orthodox faith through the…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Hon metropolitan Nifon: Canonisation of Holy Women shows that holiness begins in the family

His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and patriarchal exarch, said on Friday at Pasărea Monastery that the canonisation of sixteen Romanian holy women demonstrates that holiness begins within the family. The hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Pasărea Monastery on the occasion of the local proclamation of the canonisation of St Philothea of…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian takes part in Canadian Military Chaplaincy Advisory Meeting

Bishop Ioan Casian participated in a meeting of the Interfaith Committee on Canadian Military Chaplaincy (ICCMC) of the Canadian Armed Forces, held in Borden, Ontario. The gathering, which took place on 28–29 May, brought together representatives of various Christian denominations, religious traditions and spiritual communities. Bishop Ioan Casian represented the Conference of Orthodox Bishops of…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church establishes Synaxis of Military Martyrs

The Holy Military Martyrs, venerated by the Church as protectors of the Romanian Armed Forces and models of Christian witness, will now have a common feast day in the Romanian Orthodox calendar. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church decided last week that the Synaxis of the Holy Military Martyrs will be celebrated annually…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church adds St Gabriel the Confessor of Georgia to liturgical calendar

Saint Gabriel the Confessor and Fool for Christ of Georgia has been added to the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church, following a decision approved by the Holy Synod during its working session at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest last week. The Synod also approved the liturgical texts dedicated to the saint, who will be…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Cypriot Metropolitan Isaiah receives Romanian Patriarchate distinction during Bucharest visit

His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova received Metropolitan Isaiah of Tamassos and Orini from the Orthodox Church of Cyprus at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest on Saturday. On the occasion, Bishop Timotei presented Metropolitan Isaiah, on behalf of Patriarch Daniel, with the Order of St Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, which includes an…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Seven converts join Orthodox Church in Sweden as Bishop Macarie celebrates Pentecost baptisms

On Pentecost Sunday, His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe baptised six young people aged between 13 and 33 and a 50-year-old woman in Kalmar, Sweden. The new members of the Church were joined by their families and by Romanian and Scandinavian faithful attending the Pentecost service. “We rejoice that these young people have opened…

Jun 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox priest in Lisbon blesses three new Portuguese Police Officers

Fr Florentin Dobrescu, parish priest of the Romanian Orthodox community in Lisbon, blessed three newly appointed officers of Portugal’s Public Security Police (PSP) on Pentecost Sunday as they began their careers in law enforcement. One of the new officers is Romanian, another Ukrainian, and the third a Portuguese convert to the Romanian Orthodox Church. All…

Jun 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Synod approves new Saints’ seasts, liturgical texts and academic programmes

On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held a working session in the “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Holy Synod adopted a series of decisions concerning the Church’s pastoral and missionary activity, including the following: The draft…

Jun 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Timotei of Arad, oldest member of Romanian Orthodox Synod, turns 90

His Eminence Archbishop Timotei of Arad, the oldest member of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated his 90th birthday on Thursday. He was born Traian Seviciu on 4 June 1936 in Timișoara and studied at the Theological Institute of Bucharest between 1953 and 1957. In 1972, he earned a doctorate in theology,…

Jun 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu