Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarchate elects Metropolitan of Ancyra for first time since 1922

The Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate elected three new metropolitans at its session Tuesday, including the election of a Metropolitan of Ancyra for the first time since 1922. The Metropolis of Ancyra was a metropolitan see of Galatia Prima. It survived the Seljuk Turkish conquest at the end of the 11th century, and remained…

Jul 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Church consecrated at base of Mount Kilimanjaro

A new Orthodox church named in honor of the Three Holy Hierarchs—Sts. Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom, and Basil the Great, was consecrated on Sunday at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, reports Romfea. The service of consecration for the remote church was celebrated by His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Nairobi, with the assistance…

Jul 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Former Romanian football player Mihai Neșu visits Mount Athos

The former Romanian international football player Mihai Neșu has paid a visit to the Holy Mount Athos that concluded Sunday, July 8. A Facebook fan page dedicated to Mihai Neșu and his charitable work posted a picture on July 4 of football players Pantelis Kapetanos, George Ogăraru, and Mihai Neșu. The post included the message…

Jul 10, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s Orthodox Male Choir Armonia wins gold at World Choir Games

The Orthodox Male Choir Armonia from Romania has won the golden medal at the 10th World Choir Games held in Tshwane, South Africa, on July 4 – July 14, 2018. The Romanian choir, under the direction of the Rev. Archdeacon Iulian Dumitru, competed in two categories and impressed the judges and the audience. Armonia was…

Jul 10, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Abbots of Athonite Great Lavra, Prodromos Skete to attend patronal feast of National Cathedral’s Chapel

Abbot Prodromos of Great Lavra Monastery of Mount Athos, and Hegumen Athanasios of the Romanian Prodromos Skete, will attend the patronal feast of the National Cathedral’s Chapel that will take place next week, on the feast of the Prodromitissa (Forerunneress) Icon of the Mother of God. A replica of the Wonderworking Prodromitissa Icon of the…

Jul 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Famous Greek Chef Akis Petretzikis meets with ‘Athonite Chef’ Monk Epiphanios of Mylopotamos

The famous Greek Chef Akis Petretzikis began the month of July on the Holy Mount Athos in the company of Father Epiphanios of the Great Lavra’s Mylopotamos Cell, who is surnamed the Athonite Chef or the Chef of Mount Athos. Akis Petretzikis is the winner of the 2010 MasterChef cooking competition in Greece and the…

Jul 6, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Nine-year commemoration of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi

Nine years have passed since the falling asleep of Elder Joseph of Vatopedi, one of the closest disciples of Venerable Joseph the Hesychast (†1959). On Elder Joseph’s death anniversary, His Eminence Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Chalkida officiated a memorial service at the Annunciation katholikon of Vatopedi Monastery. The service that took place Friday, June 29, 2018,…

Jul 5, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch: “It is reasonable to desire the restoration of unity for the divided ecclesiastical body in Ukraine”

The Ecumenical Patriarch expressed the Ecumenical Throne’s unabating interest for the healing of the Ukrainian ecclesiastical problem and the restoration of unity for the divided ecclesiastical body in that country during his address in the Chamber of the Throne, following the 40-day memorial of Metropolitan Evangelos of Perge, which took place on Sunday, July 1,…

Jul 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Andrew Șaguna added as second patron saint of Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne

Saint Andrew Șaguna, Metropolitan of Transylvania, was added as a second patron saint of the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Melbourne, which was originally dedicated to Sts Peter and Paul. Saint Andrew Șaguna lived in the 19th century in Transylvania and was glorified by the Romanian Orthodox Church in 2011. He is considered one of the…

Jul 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop of Cyprus recovering well, soon to return to official duties

“I am very well and will return to my duties within days,” His Beatitude Archbishop Chrysostomos II of New Justiniana and All Cyprus told Romfea a few days after his recent colon surgery, OrthoChristian reports. The 77-year-old Cypriot primate underwent surgery on June 25, after which doctors announced that the operation was successful and His…

Jul 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

We should not be afraid of unclean spirits if we have a strong faith – Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Sunday addressed the believers present at the National Cathedral’s Chapel stressing that ‘we should not be afraid of unclean spirits if we have a strong faith.’ The Patriarch of Romania attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated Sunday, July 1, at the Resurrection of the Lord Chapel of the National Cathedral in Bucharest.…

Jul 2, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu