Aurelian Iftimiu

Moldavia Metropolitan uses St Joseph the Merciful’s crosier at festive Divine Liturgy: In pictures

His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina carried the crosier that belonged to his predecessor, Saint Joseph the Merciful, during the festive Divine Liturgy celebrated on the first official feast day of the Saint, on January 26. Metropolitan Teofan presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Iasi, having as concelebrants Bishop…

Jan 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Scientific communication session marking 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union held in Bucharest

The Romanian Academy and the Romanian Patriarchate organized on Thursday, January 24, 2019, a scientific communication session at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The event was chaired by the President of the Romanian Academy Ioan Aurel Pop and attended by the…

Jan 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan meets with US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia welcomed His Excellency the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, Dereck J Hogan, at his residence in Chișinău, on Wednesday, January 23, 2019. This was the first time when Ambassador Hogan met with Metropolitan Petru after taking up his diplomatic mission in the…

Jan 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania Patriarch, President lay flowers at memorial to Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Bucharest

Following a Te Deum thanksgiving service officiated on Thursday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, the Patriarch of Romania and President Klaus Iohannis laid flowers to the memorial of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza as a sign of gratitude to the one who helped the Romanian Principalities be united in one state 160 years ago. The…

Jan 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel ascribes glory to God on 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union

On Thursday, January 24, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated a Te Deum thanksgiving service at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest marking the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia. The service was attended by Romania’s President Klaus Werner Iohannis, the President of the Romanian Academy Ioan-Aurel Pop, the…

Jan 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania President commemorates Ruler Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza in Iasi

Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday, January 23, attended a memorial service for Alexandru Ioan Cuza, one of the founders of the 1859 Union of the Romanian Principalities who contributed to the modernization of Romanian society and of state structures. The service was officiated by the local Metropolitan Teofan at the Three Holy Hierarchs Monastery…

Jan 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

President Iohannis declares Iași a Historical Capital of Romania

On Wednesday evening, President Klaus Iohannis handed over to Mayor Mihai Chirica a copy of the decree promulgating the law that declares Iași as Historical Capital of Romania. A special ceremony was held at the Palace of Culture in Iași on the occasion of the 160th anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities in…

Jan 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop of Albania honoured with Botsis Foundation Honorary Award for promoting Hellenic culture

His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Albania received an honorary award of the Athanassios Botsis Foundation for the Promotion of Journalism during a ceremony held at Sarogleio Palace in Athens on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The award was handed over to the Albanian Archbishop by His Excellency, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, President of the Hellenic Republic, for His…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishops of Greece and Albania meet in Athens

Archbishop Ieronymos of Greece welcomed his Albanian counterpart, His Beatitude Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, at his residence in Athens, on Thursday, January 17, 2019. The two heads of local Orthodox Churches exchanged greetings for the New Year and discussed the difficult situation in the world. The two Orthodox Archbishops noted that ‘we are called to…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia Bishop Veniamin officiates Great Blessing of Waters in Cahul

His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia on Saturday officiated the Great Blessing of Waters at St Panteleimon Church in Cahul, Moldova, celebrating the Theophany of the Lord according to the old calendar. The believers of the Autonomous Metropolis of Bessarabia under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Patriarchate observe the church feasts according to the…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

California Romanian Parishes receive new antimensia

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas offered new antimensia to two Romanian Orthodox parishes in California following the establishment of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America. As reported by the official website of the Metropolis, His Eminence visited the Holy Cross Parish in Upland and the Holy Archangels Parish in…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu