Aurelian Iftimiu

Entering year 2017 at the Patriarchal Cathedral | Patriarch Daniel: Church maintains the balance and communion between time and eternity, being a historical icon of eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated Saturday night the Akathist Hymn to our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayers of thanksgiving were also offered for the past year 2016. The service was officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest and many believers took part. In his midnight speech, Patriarch Daniel spoke about the time of salvation…

Jan 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Solemn and Commemorative Year 2017 officially proclaimed in the Romanian Patriarchate

Jan 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

The Year in Pictures 2016

Dec 31, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

New Bishop of Maramureș and Sătmar visits Rohia Monastery

His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureş and Sătmar visited Wednesday, December 28, St Anna – Rohia Monastery. This is His Grace’s first visit as shepherd of the Diocese of Maramureş. His Eminence Ciprian, Archbishop of Buzău and Vrancea, and His Grace Corneliu, Bishop of Huşi, accompanied the Bishop of Maramureş, the official website of the…

Dec 30, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

New Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar, His Grace Justin enthroned in Baia Mare

His Grace Justin Hodea became Tuesday, 27 December 2016, the new diocesan Bishop of Maramureş and Sătmar. The enthronement ceremony was held at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Baia Mare. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel delegated His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, to this event. Hundreds of believers, clerics, academicians, local and…

Dec 28, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Second day of Christmas at the Patriarchal Cathedral

On the second day of Christmas, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Synaxis of the Most Holy Mother of God. The same day, Romanians commemorate Venerable Nicodemus from Tismana. On this occasion, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, celebrated Monday, 26 December 2016, the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral…

Dec 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria pleads for mercy and love for fellow people in his Christmas message

ENCYCLICAL LETTER OF THE NATIVITY OF CHRIST BY HIS BEATITUDE THE POPE AND PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA AND ALL AFRICA My dear brothers and sisters, Our path to salvation has always been either a path of convergence to the will of our Creator or a path of deviation from it due to the predomination of our…

Dec 23, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | Christmas Message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel

The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ or Christmas shows God’s humble and merciful love for all humankind. The Son of the boundless and immortal God becomes a mortal human being, in order to give eternal life to humans. At the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the angels in…

Dec 23, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: Any clarification regarding faith must be made in ecclesial communion, not in disunion

Please find below the position of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about recent evolutions in Romania regarding reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016): During the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered on Friday, 16 December 2016, under the chairmanship…

Dec 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch calls in Christmas message for respecting rights and integrity of children

His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, called the world in his Christmas message to respect the rights and integrity of children. In his message, the Ecumenical Patriarch says that the Gospel of the Nativity of the Lord, though representing a great joy for humans, is proclaimed today in a…

Dec 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Carols in sign language for first time at the Patriarchal Residence

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed Monday, 19 December 2016, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, a group of carollers with impaired hearing and speech deficiencies and members of The Army of the Lord Association – Bucharest. While the members of the Army of the Lord Association sung carols, the others…

Dec 21, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu