Aurelian Iftimiu

Materials submitted for canonization of contemporary Greek Elder

Materials for the canonization of a new Saint have been sent for consideration to the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Fthiotida presented the documents on Archimandrite Bessarion (Korkoliakos), abbot of the Agothonos Monastery in central Greece, to the Synod on January 10, according to the metropolis’ website. ”Never judge…

Jan 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel, President of Romania attend festive session at Romanian Athenaeum on National Culture Day

The Romanian Academy on Tuesday held a festive session at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest to mark the National Culture Day, which was attended by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis. Introduced in 2010, Romania’s National Culture Day is celebrated on January 15. This is the birth date of Romanian poet and…

Jan 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

HB Patriarch Daniel: Repentance is a change, not a simple regret

‘Repentance is an effort for inner change, not a simple regret,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said in his Sunday homily at St Gregory the Enlightener Chapel of his Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude noted that repentance does not simply imply saying ‘I’m sorry’ and moving on, ‘it is an effort to change the way of thinking,…

Jan 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Vorona Monastery Abbess Teofana Scântei receives Patriarchal Cross on 50th enthronement anniversary

She is 85 and has been living in a monastery since the age of 8. On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the abbess of Vorona Monastery, Eldress Teofana Scântei was honoured with the highest distinction in the Romanian Patriarchate on her 50th enthronement anniversary. Being born in the village of Chișcăreni, Botosani County, the eight-year old…

Jan 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Theology Professor Paul Gavrilyuk explaines meaning of IOTA acronym

The internationally respected historian of early Christianity and Orthodox theologian Dr. Paul L. Gavrilyuk explained the IOTA acronym chosen for the International Orthodox Theological Association at the inaugural conference held in Iasi. In his presidential address delivered at the opening ceremony on Wednesday, January 9, the Association’s President and Founder Paul Gavrilyuk noted that IOTA…

Jan 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends opening ceremony of Romanian EU Council Presidency (VIDEO)

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, joined EU and Romanian leaders at the official launch of Romania’s first presidency of the bloc, which took place at the Romanian Athenaeum in Bucharest on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Delivering speeches at the opening ceremony on behalf of Romania were the President of…

Jan 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Baptism is an immersion in the grace and love of the Holy Trinity, Patriarch Daniel says

Offering his reflections on the Theophany of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel noted that through the words, ‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased’, the Heavenly Father also referred to the entire humankind which through Baptism was immersed in the grace and love of the Holy Trinity. Therefore, the patriarch…

Jan 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Monks celebrate Christmas on snow-covered Mount Athos : Photo & Video

A few days before the feast of the Nativity of Christ, which Mount Athos celebrates according to the Old Calendar, namely on January 7, significant snowfall occurred. Karyes, the Athonite capital at an altitude of 1,150 feet, received over 2 feet of snow, while higher areas received over 3 feet. Two days before Christmas, the…

Jan 10, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Funeral service to farewell Romanian engineer who saved churches during communist regime

Engineer Eugeniu Iordachescu, who devised an ingenious method to save Romanian churches threatened with destruction during the communist era, was farewelled on Sunday, January 6, 2019. Engineer Eugeniu Iordăchescu, whose building relocation method rescued 12 churches that would have been otherwise slated for demolition by order of Nicolae Ceauşescu in the 80s, died on January…

Jan 9, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan celebrates his name day with homeless people

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat honoured his spiritual protector, Saint John the Forerunner, by joining several homeless people at one of Timișoara’s housing charity shelter on Monday. ‘There is nothing exceptional. This is normality for me and we should do such actions as often as possible, because, you see, these people are abandoned, they…

Jan 8, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Russian Orthodox Community celebrates feast of St Seraphim of Sarov

St Nicholas – Tabacu Church in Bucharest celebrated the feast of Saint Seraphim of Sarov on January 2, being the only church in the capital city of Romania where the Saint’s holy relics can be venerated. Many Romanian and Russian Orthodox believers on Wednesday attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in honour of St Seraphim, one…

Jan 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu