Aurelian Iftimiu

‘I post as many pictures as possible, therefore I am’: Holy Synod warns against idolatry on social media

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church cautioned that in the ‘era of videocracy’ social networks give birth to idolatrous, narcissistic tendencies, they weaken human communion, and the human person is not valued at true value as icon or image of God. In their pastoral letter for the Sunday of Orthodoxy, the Romanian hierarchs…

Mar 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: ‘Have mercy on me, o God’ is the call to the only source of eternal life – Christ

‘After every troparion of the Great Canon of Repentance of Saint Andrew of Crete we have this calling, this insistent supplication, as a breath of the Church: Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me,’ Patriarch Daniel said at the end of the Great Canon officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral on Clean Monday.…

Mar 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

MEP Traian Ungureanu meets with religion journalists from Romania

Traian Ungureanu, MEP for Romania, met with a group of twenty religion journalists from Romania at the European Parliament in Brussels on Friday, March 8, 2019. Mr. Ungureanu spoke about the efforts made by Romania’s representatives to defend the country’s interests in the European institutions. Traian Ungureanu pointed to the importance of understanding the benefits…

Mar 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian journalists visit Kerk en Leven newspaper offices in Antwerp

The Romanian journalists who visited Belgium for three days last week were welcomed on Thursday, March 7, at the headquarters of the most important religious newspaper in the Flemish Region of Belgium, Kerk en Leven (Church & Life). The group of religion journalists was received by the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Luk Vanmaercke, who presented the history…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania offers three pieces of advice for Great Lent

On Cheesefare Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania said that ‘fasting is an offering of man’s love brought to God’ and gave three fundamental pieces of advice for Christians to be able to bring this God-pleasing offering. ‘The Gospel reading of this Sunday has a major importance for the entire Lenten season,’ His Beatitude…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

20 religion journalists from Romania visit ROC Representation to the European Institutions

A group of twenty religion journalists from Romania visited the Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions headquartered in Brussels on the first day of a three-day trip to Belgium beginning on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The journalists were welcomed by Rev. Sorin Selaru, director, Rev. George Valcu, secretary, and Rev. Gabriel…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

40 Patriarch Daniel Quotes for the Lenten Season

Orthodox Christians across the globe are entering Lent, the season of preparation before Easter. The 40-day period sees many Christians partake in a season of moderation, meditation, fasting, prayer and repentance. The exercises in discipline are undertaken to allow believers time to reflect on the life, words and sacrifices of our Saviour Jesus Christ. For…

Mar 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch’s Lenten Message focuses on ascetism as common vocation for all faithful

Ascetism takes center stage in Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew’s Lenten message this year, which represents a common vocation for all faithful without exception. ‘Asceticism is Christianity in its entirety,’ Patriarch Bartholomew wrote in his catechetical homily at the opening of Holy and Great Lent published March 4, 2019. ‘The purpose of ascesis is the transcendence of…

Mar 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Let us mobilize for action in favour of the Romanian village, don’t look nostalgically at it: Patriarch Daniel

During the opening of The Portrait of the Romanian Village exhibition on Wednesday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that the photos displayed are not supposed only ‘to impress us emotionally, even unto tears, but to determine us to take action in favour of the village.’ ‘Otherwise, we describe it beautifully and our praise becomes some…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel opens ‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’ Photo Exhibition in Bucharest

The opening ceremony of the first photography exhibition organized by the Basilica News Agency took place on Wednesday at the Patriarchate’s Palace in Bucharest as part of the Agency’s initiative to promote the beauty of villages in Romania. The 50-photo exhibition, titled ‘The Portrait of the Romanian Village’, is a project carried out by the…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Exhibition Opening: The Portrait of the Romanian Village (Photo Gallery)

The photography exhibition titled The Portrait of the Romanian Village was opened on Wednesday, Feb. 27, at the Patriarchate’s Palace in Bucharest in the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The exhibition includes approximately 50 photos taken by 14 photographers in different villages of Romania and will remain open until Saturday, March 9, 2019, at…

Feb 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu