Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s oldest Theology student turns 90 after life marked by trials

Amalia Susana Tușa, a final-year student at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, was celebrated on Monday by the academic community as she marked her 90th birthday. She is the oldest student currently enrolled at a Romanian university. Born on 14 February 1936 in Cluj, Amalia Susana Tușa graduated from secondary school with the…

Feb 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s Basilica Media Centre receives special prize at Journalists’ Gala

The Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate was awarded a Special Prize at the Gala of the Union of Professional Journalists of Romania (UZPR), held on Monday evening at the “Ion Creangă” Theatre in Bucharest. The event was opened by Dan Constantin, President of the UZPR, and moderated by Daniela Mihai Soare, journalist with…

Feb 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox priests in psychiatry hospitals hold first national conference

The first national conference of charity priests serving in psychiatric hospitals is taking place this week at the Voila Psychiatric Hospital in Câmpina. Participants highlighted the importance of cooperation between medical professionals and Church ministers in the healing of patients “in body, mind and soul.” The event opened Tuesday with the Divine Liturgy in the…

Feb 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate urges emergency aid after heavy snow and blizzard

Following heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions that have affected numerous communities across the country, the Romanian Patriarchate calls upon all diocesan centres in the affected areas to provide urgent assistance to those in need, especially the elderly and families with limited financial means, to clear snow from their households and overcome critical situations. At the…

Feb 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate spokesperson urges fewer screens, deeper communion as Orthodox enter Great Lent

As Orthodox Christians prepare to enter Great Lent — the most profound and searching season of the Church year — the contrast between the stillness the Fast calls us to and the agitation of contemporary society becomes increasingly evident. In this context, Fr Adrian Agachi, Patriarchal Adviser and spokesperson of the Romanian Patriarchate, reflects on…

Feb 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Mother and priest’s wife in Munich: “Community is the safest support for a pregnant woman”

In an interview hosted by the Basilica News Agency, Alexandra Nadane, President of the Romania for Life Association, speaks with Bianca Deaconu — a mother of four and the wife of a priest at the Romanian Orthodox Church Centre in Munich — about the intertwined vocations of family life and ecclesial service in the diaspora.…

Feb 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Only parental love makes a child fully human, says Romanian priest building Family Centres

Fr Ioan Ardelean, parish priest in Desești, a town in the northern Romanian county of Maramureș, stated in an interview that a child’s foremost need is parental love and that this conviction led him to launch projects to support families facing hardship. The priest affirmed that when we alleviate someone’s suffering, we can behold God in that person.…

Feb 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Parish in Nice marks 25th anniversary; Church and State representatives celebrate with community

The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Nice marked on Saturday the 25th anniversary of its establishment and the 10th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone for its new church. The celebration provided an opportunity to inaugurate the new iconostasis and the Holy Table, whose installation crowns the works at the new church on Boulevard…

Feb 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Only Romanian Monastery in Canada enters church-building phase, calls faithful to ‘Add Your Brick’

The first stage of establishing Mono Monastery, the only Romanian Orthodox monastic settlement in Canada, has recently been completed, with the monastery’s land fully paid off. The next major phase will focus on building the church. “Just as the right-believing King Solomon once built the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem, so we too, with…

Feb 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Christians begin Cheesefare Week ahead of Great Lent

Orthodox Christians enter Cheesefare Week on Monday, the final stage of preparation for Great Lent, a period during which the faithful abstain from meat but may consume dairy products, eggs and fish. The discipline of this week has a pedagogical purpose, helping believers ease into the ascetic effort of fasting through dietary restraint, intensified prayer…

Feb 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel says salvation depends on care for the suffering

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday underscored the responsibility Christians bear toward those in distress, saying that “our salvation depends on our attitude toward them.” Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in the historic chapel of St. George at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, where he reflected on the Gospel reading of the Sunday…

Feb 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu