Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church dedicates 2028 to biblical texts and translators, marking 340 years since Bucharest Bible

At its meeting on Thursday, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church designated 2028 as the Solemn Year of the Use of Biblical Texts in the Liturgical Life of the Church and the Commemorative Year of Translators and Printers of Biblical and Liturgical Books throughout the Romanian Patriarchate. The year 2028 will mark the…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God brought to Romanian Orthodox monastery in New York

The Romanian Orthodox Monastery of St. Demetrius the New in Middletown, United States, celebrated its patronal feast. On this occasion, the wonderworking Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God was brought to the monastery for veneration. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Saturday, 24 October, concelebrating with priests…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian highlights humility and Christian vocation on Saint Demetrius the New feast

Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada explained the role of humility in Christian life on Tuesday, the feast of St Demetrius the New. The bishop celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St George the Great Martyr Diocesan Cathedral in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, where he highlighted the saint’s example: a “simple man, a shepherd who later became a monk…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Antiochian Orthodox Church to study social media’s role in spreading the Gospel

During its meeting at Balamand Monastery in Lebanon from 20 to 24 October 2026, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch examined social media’s role in the Church’s mission and reaffirmed the importance of lay participation in ecclesial life. Meeting under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch, the bishops reviewed…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Cambridge Orthodox winter school to explore role of monasticism in modern Church life

Theologians, researchers and representatives of monastic communities will take part in a winter school organised by the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) in Cambridge, exploring the role of monasticism in the Church’s mission in contemporary society. The academic event will take place from 3 to 5 December at Westminster College in Cambridge, United Kingdom,…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archaeologists discover possible fifth-century bishop’s church near Venice

Archaeologists from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice have identified the remains of a church dating from between the late fourth century and the first half of the fifth century in the ancient city of Altino, northern Italy. The building has a rectangular floor plan measuring approximately 30 by 20 metres, with no apse, and is…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

“Christ is the source of pastoral strength”: Newly elected Bishop of Bălți pledges dedicated service

“Christ is the source of pastoral strength,” Archimandrite Nicodim Petre said Thursday evening, at the end of the Holy Synod meeting where he was elected Bishop of Bălți. “I accept this decision, this vote of confidence, with the hope that I will honour it, with humility and with the awareness that this is a very…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archimandrite Nicodim Petre elected to lead Bălți Diocese after years of youth ministry

Archimandrite Nicodim Petre, diocesan adviser in the Department for Mission, Statistics and Pastoral Planning of the Archdiocese of Iași and abbot of Bucium Monastery, was elected Bishop of Bălți at Thursday’s working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His enthronement will take place on a date to be announced by the…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church convenes new National Church Assembly for 2026–2030

The Romanian Orthodox Church held its inaugural National Church Assembly meeting in Bucharest on Wednesday, establishing the body that will serve as one of the Church’s central deliberative authorities for the 2026–2030 term. His Grace Bishop Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, led a Te…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian archimandrite examines limits of digital worship at German conference

Archimandrite Augustin Coman, Patriarchal Adviser and Coordinator in the Department for Christian and Interreligious Relations, examined the challenges facing Eucharistic communion in the digital age during an international conference held in Hildesheim, Germany. The conference took place from 15 to 18 October at the Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God and was…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Holy Synod approves clergy communication code and raises concerns over schismatic groups

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met on Thursday, 29 October 2026, in the Patriarch Teoctist Aula Magna at the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest, under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During the meeting, the Holy Synod adopted several decisions concerning the Church’s pastoral and missionary activities. The principal decisions…

Oct 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu