Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo gallery | Patriarch Daniel blesses iconography of St Panteleimon Church

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday, June 9, 2019 performed the consecration of the iconography of the restored St Panteleimon Church in Pantelimon village. The consecration took place after the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti. Following the service, His Beatitude visited the ‘Familia’ Cultural-Missionary Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate.…

Jun 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Heroic students commemorated at Universitatii Square

On Thursday, June 6, 2019, a memorial service was held at the Monument of the Heroes of the Revolution at Universitatii Square in Bucharest to commemorate the heroic students of the Romanian people. The service was officiated by the clergy of St Nicholas – Ghika University Chapel in the attendance of hundreds of faithful. Follow…

Jun 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Kickboxer Cătălin Moroşanu visits Mount Athos: I came to thank God for everything He gave me

Romanian Kickboxer and former professional rugby player Cătălin Moroşanu announced on his Facebook page that he visited the Holy Mount Athos to thank God for His divine help. ‘I came to thank God for everything He gave me, because He enlightened my path every time, helping me to move on,’ Moroşanu wrote on Monday. ‘I’ve…

Jun 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bronze bust of Romanian priest Iraclie Porumbescu unveiled in Chernivtsi region

A bronze bust depicting priest Iraclie Porumbescu, the father of the renowned Romanian composer Ciprian Porumbescu, was unveiled during a religious ceremony held at the beginning of June at the Dormition of the Theotokos Church in Boian, Chernivtsi region. Father Iraclie was a parish priest at this church from 1857 to 1859. The bronze sculpture…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox priest travels 5000+ km to bless monuments to Romanian Heroes in Russia

Fr. Ștefan Stanciu from the Ghencea district of Bucharest is currently in the midst of a trip to bless a number of grave monuments throughout Russia to Romanian WW2 prisoners of war who died in Soviet gulags. Together with the Romanian ambassador to Moscow, Vasile Soare, the priest will travel more than 5,000 km to…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New Orthodox Church to be built in Salt Lake City

The Church of the holy preeminent Apostles Peter and Paul in the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America is planned to be built by this winter in Salt Lake City, OrthoChristian reports. After a year and a half of searching for a suitable place, the parish was able to acquire a plot of land…

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: June 3 – 9, 2019

The news in pictures. A selection of photographs from around the Orthodox world, covering a variety of topics from church celebrations to national holidays and spiritual life.

Jun 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel points to the Lord’s Ascension as a separation with ‘great joy’

When we separate from someone, we are sad, but the disciples returned with great joy from the Mount of Olives for two reasons, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed on Thursday during his homily on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Why? ‘Because they received Christ’s blessing and because he promised them that He…

Jun 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: The Orthodox Church commemorates all heroes, does not glorify all of them

Because sometimes the Romanian media refers to the glorification of the persons who suffered persecutions during the communist regime in our country or even died in the communist jails, we provide the following information: The canonization of Saints has the role to profess, to strengthen and to convey the true faith so as to guide…

Jun 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Archdiocese allocates $5,500+ for flood victims

At the initiative of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania, the Archdiocese of Bucharest, along with the North Ploieşti and Urlați Deaneries, is allocating $5,650 (24,000 lei) to provide food and drinking water for the victims of the heavy floods that struck Prahova County, just north of Bucharest, on Friday, May 31, and to help…

Jun 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Pope Francis: ‘You have a great patriarch’

On his return flight from Romania, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the Romanian Patriarch Daniel. ‘You have a great patriarch,’ the pope told the Romanian journalists June 2, spending about 35 minutes with reporters answering five questions. When asked by Cristian Micaci from Radio Maria Romania about the relations between Catholics and Orthodox, Pope…

Jun 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu