Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | HB Patriarch Daniel arrives in Iaşi to participate in the opening ceremony of Orthodox Youth Meeting

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, landed Friday evening at the Iaşi International Airport to participate in the opening ceremony of the International Orthodox Youth Meeting ITO2017. His Beatitude was welcomed by the members of the episcopal assembly (Synod) of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan. Addressing those present…

Sep 2, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

20 Quotes from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on creation and the ecological crisis

Orthodoxy is committed to ecology; it is the “green” Church par excellence. Our faith and our worship strengthen our commitment to the protection of creation and promote the “eucharistic use” of the world, the solidarity with creation. The Orthodox Christian attitude is the opposite of the instrumentalisation and exploitation of the world. We believe that…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

On the first day of the Ecclesiastical Year, Christians pray for the environment

Twenty-eight years ago, the first day of the Ecclesiastical Year (Indiction) was established as World Day of Prayer for the Protection of Creation. In 1989, in a patriarchal encyclical the Ecumenical Patriarch Demetrius I invited all Christians to pray for the protection of the environment. This encyclical issued on the first day of the Ecclesiastical…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

9 inspirational quotes from Patriarch Daniel on how to relate to creation

The entire creation is made for sanctification and blessing. This is why we, who are baptised in the name of the Most Holy Trinity, must behave in the world in such a way as to bless and hallow the place we live in and take good care of God’s creation. Do not deform creation, do…

Sep 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation | Ecumenical Patriarch calls for change of attitude and conduct towards creation (EN/FR/GR)

† BARTHOLOMEW By God’s Mercy Archbishop of Constantinople-New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch To the Plenitude of the Church: Grace, peace, and mercy From the Creator of All, our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ (September 1, 2017) Beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, With God’s grace, today we enter the new ecclesiastical year, even…

Aug 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | Ecumenical Patriarch intends to attend Bucharest’s National Cathedral consecration ceremony. ‘We are proud of the Romanian Church’

We follow from the Phanar, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the great and varied activity of the Holy Church of Romania, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said in an exclusive Trinitas TV interview, adding that we are proud of our once a daughter, and now the sister Church of Romania, to which I convey a special…

Aug 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți opens first hospital in Dolhasca | ‘It is a place of physical and spiritual healing’

On Sunday, the first hospital of the Suceava and Rădăuți Archdiocese was inaugurated in Dolhasca, which will provide medical services to over 10,000 inhabitants in the area. His Eminence Archbishop Pimen officiated the blessing service for the medical, social unit dedicated to St George the Victory-Bearer, after which Abp. Pimen celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The…

Aug 22, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Decisions of the Holy Synod regarding the Diocese of Huși

On 17-18 August 2017, the Holy Synod and the Permanent (Standing) Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church have met in a spirit of prayer and much responsibility for the peace and unity of the Church. The two church bodies unanimously approved a series of amendments to the Statute for the Organization and Functioning of the…

Aug 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain expresses solidarity with the Barcelona terror attack victims. People urged to give blood

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal expressed his compassion and solidarity with the Spanish people following the 17 August terror attack, asking God to protect this nation so hospitable to strangers. In his message, Bishop Timotei urges Romanians living in Spain to go to Barcelona’s hospitals and donate blood, thus responding to a…

Aug 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch urges Romanians abroad to gratefully honour the confessors of Orthodox faith

On the Sunday of Romanian migrants, which will be celebrated this year on August 20, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addresses the Romanian clergy and faithful living abroad, urging them to honour with gratitude the memory of all those who have professed Orthodox faith during difficult times. Please find below the…

Aug 17, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Homily by Patriarch Daniel on the Dormition of the Theotokos | “Virgin Mary is the living icon of the Church”

On Sunday, Patriarch Daniel said that the Mother of God is the living icon of the Church, who transports humans from the passing, earthly life to the eternal, heavenly life. His Beatitude delivered a homily referring to the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos during the Divine Liturgy celebrated at St George Chapel of…

Aug 17, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu