Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new bishops for Bessarabia and Romania

During its working session held Thursday, May 24, the Holy Synod elected two bishops for the vacant episcopal sees in the Metropolis of Bessarabia and an assistant bishop to the Diocese of Maramures and Satmar. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Veniamin Goreanu was elected Bishop for the Southern Bessarabia Diocese, and the Assistant Bishop to the…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod to appoint bishops for vacant episcopal sees

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Thursday at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest for its working session. The themes on the agenda announced in the opening of the works by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Holy Synod’s Chairman, include the election of hierarchs for some vacant episcopal sees…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Joseph Naniescu, declared a Saint in his home village in Moldova

Metropolitan Joseph Naniescu was declared a saint Tuesday, May 22, in his home village of Razalai in the Republic of Moldova, two months after his canonization ceremony held in Romania. St Joseph’s canonization was proclaimed locally for a second time in the Republic of Moldova, given that in Romania’s neighbouring country operates the Romanian Orthodox…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Joseph the Merciful – Son of Bessarabia and Spiritual Father of Moldavia

On the occasion of the local proclamation of the canonization of Saint Joseph the Merciful, Metropolitan of Moldavia, at his native village of Răzălăi, Sîngerei District, Republic of Moldova, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania conveyed a message in which he referred to the Saint as a Son of Bessarabia and a Spiritual Father of…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

New Romanian Church to be built in Melbourne

A new church will be built at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Melbourne, Australia, that will be dedicated to three Romanian Saints, Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand reported. The church will be built in the honour of Hieromartyr Teodosie of Brazi, Metropolitan of Moldavia, Saint Gregory the Teacher, Metropolitan of Wallachia, and Saint…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: All works of Emperor Saint Constantine were inspired by St Helen, an example of instructing mother

‘Saint Helen is an example of an instructing mother,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed Monday on the feast of the Equal of the Apostles and Emperor Constantine with his Mother Helen, the protector saints of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. ‘She instructed her son discreetly, but efficiently,’ the Patriarch said. ‘The Edict of Milan and…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel presides over Divine Liturgy on Patriarchal Cathedral’s dedication day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church Monday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, the Cathedrals’ patron saints. Many believers attended the service on the Patriarchate’s Hill, having the opportunity to venerate the relics of Sts…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Church on Naxos island wins European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage

One of Greece’s most renowned churches, the 8th Century Byzantine temple of St Kyriaki in Naxos has become a recipient of the 2018 Europa Nostra Award which stands for the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage. The picturesque Agia Kyriaki is one of the most popular sightseeing spots on Naxos island. The prize was given…

May 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Today we celebrate in advance the National Cathedral’s main patronal feast

Six months before its consecration, the main patronal feast of Romania’s National Cathedral was celebrated Thursday in advance at the Cathedral’s Chapel. On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over the festive Divine Liturgy expressing his hope that next year the Cathedral’s main patronal feast will be celebrated…

May 18, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s best messages on the family

On May 15 we mark the International Day of Families. From pieces of advice for newly-weds to signalling the existing threats to family, we provide you with some of Patriarch Daniel’s best messages to families. Profess the value of family life June 1, 2014 ‘In an increasingly secularised world, where family relations (between husband and…

May 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Life and health are gifts from God, not our rights: Patriarch Daniel on Sunday of the Blind Man

‘Existence and health are not our own right, they are gifts,’ Patriarch Daniel stressed in his Sunday Gospel delivered at St Spyridon Cathedral in Bucharest in which he reflected on the healing of the blind man. He said we must keep and cultivate these gifts, and that we should thank God and our neighbours for…

May 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu