Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel blesses reliquary of St Eulogia of Samurcășești, highlights her defence of Orthodox faith

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the reliquary containing the relics of St Eulogia of Samurcășești on Friday. During the service at the historic Chapel of St George the Great Martyr, His Beatitude highlighted the saint’s mission to preserve the Orthodox faith. “The Holy Nun-Martyr Eulogia demonstrates the important role of lay faithful, monks and nuns…

Oct 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Orthodox Theology Faculty opens academic year with call for active Christian witness

The Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest opened the 2026–2027 academic year on Thursday with a call for students to become active witnesses of the Christian faith in contemporary society. The celebrations began with the Divine Liturgy at St Catherine Church, the university chapel, celebrated by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești together…

Oct 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Cernica Monastery installs new canopy for relics of St Dumitru Stăniloae

Cernica Monastery has recently acquired a new canopy for the reliquary containing the relics of St Dumitru Stăniloae the Confessor. Beside it stands an icon depicting the saint, who the Romanian Orthodox Church canonised in 2024. Made in white, red and gold, the new decorative structure features carved columns, floral motifs and a prominent pediment. The…

Oct 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel marks 19 years as head of the Romanian Orthodox Church

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marks 19 years on Wednesday since his enthronement as Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Born in the village of Dobrești, Timiș County, on 22 July 1951 to Alexie and Stela Ciobotea, he received the name Dan-Ilie at baptism. He attended primary school in his native village before continuing his education…

Sep 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Queen Marie was an ambassador for the Romanian people in North America

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church sent a message on Tuesday to an event at the Cotroceni National Museum in Bucharest marking the launch of REGINA – Queen, a commemorative volume dedicated to the centenary of Queen Marie of Romania’s historic visit to the United States and Canada. The volume, produced by Romania Student…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

New church dedicated to St Gabriel of Georgia to be built in Râmnicu Vâlcea

The foundation stone for the church of Goranu Parish in Râmnicu Vâlcea was blessed on Saturday. The new place of worship will be dedicated to St Gabriel of Georgia, who was recently added to the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The service was celebrated by Metropolitan Theodore of Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti of the Georgian…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of St Chryse discovered in her native village in northern Greece

Relics believed to belong to an 18th-century neomartyr have recently been discovered in a village in the Pella region of northern Greece, according to the Orthodoxia News Agency. Her name — Chryse, meaning “golden” in Greek — matches that of the village where the relics were found, near a church among the ruins of the…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Church’s mission is to preach the Gospel and transmit Christian faith and life

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has called for a missionary theology rooted in both academic study and spiritual life, saying the Church’s fundamental mission remains to proclaim the Gospel of Christ and transmit Christian faith and life to the world. In a message to an international symposium on the mission of the Church,…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian represents Canadian Orthodox bishops at Catholic plenary assembly

The Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops (CCOB) delegated Bishop Ioan Casian, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, to represent the body as an observer at the Plenary Assembly of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, held from 21 September to 25 September 2026. Bishop Ioan Casian participated on Tuesday, 22 September, in the second day of…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: God grants grace to those humbled through perseverance

“God grants His grace to those who possess the humility that comes from much labour,” Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday at the St George Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence, where he explained the Gospel account of the first Miraculous Catch of Fish. The Patriarch of Romania noted that the Saviour Jesus Christ did not perform…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets Thessaloniki mayor, highlights Romanian-Greek spiritual ties

On Thursday, 24 September 2026, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received Stelios Angeloudis, Mayor of Thessaloniki, Greece, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The meeting was also attended by Her Excellency Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of Greece to Romania; Vasilis Gakis, Deputy Mayor of Thessaloniki for Culture, Tourism Development and Intermunicipal Cooperation;…

Sep 24, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu