Aurelian Iftimiu

Feast of St Liviu-Galaction marked in Cluj: We look up and admire his faith and steadfastness

Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj on Sunday commemorated St Liviu-Galaction Munteanu at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Cluj-Napoca, praising the faith and steadfastness of the newly canonised priest-martyr. “We look up and admire his faith and seriousness,” the metropolitan said during the Divine Liturgy celebrated together with his Assistant Bishop Samuel of Bistrița, on the saint’s feast…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian archdiocese gives about 500 icons to mothers in Suceava maternity wards

The Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți distributed about 500 icons to mothers and their caregivers in maternity wards across Suceava County on Sunday. The initiative took place in the context of International Women’s Day and formed part of the eparchial programme “Month for Life”. Hospital chaplains distributed the icons, offering blessings and words of encouragement…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian metropolitan blesses crash-site monument for Greek football fans

His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat on Saturday commemorated seven Greek football supporters who died in a road accident on Jan. 27, 2026, in Lugojel, Timiș County. The metropolitan officiated a memorial service and blessed a funerary monument erected in their memory at the site of the crash. About 120 supporters of the PAOK Thessaloniki…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Young Romanians in Canada open spring with camp centred on faith and friendship

Children and young people from Romanian Orthodox communities in Canada marked the beginning of spring with the 2026 Spring Religious Camp dedicated to Saints Andrew and John Cassian. The event was organised on March 1–4 by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada at the Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouge Centre in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec. The spiritual coordinator was Fr Grigorie Țăpuc,…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: ‘The living Church is a communion of merciful love’

The living Church is a communion of merciful love, Patriarch Daniel of Romania said on Sunday, explaining that the four anonymous men who brought the paralytic to Jesus through the roof in the Gospel account symbolise the Church as a serving and compassionate community. “The Church prays not only for those present at its prayer,…

Mar 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Two Mexicans baptised into Orthodoxy at Romanian parish in Cancun

Two young Mexicans were baptised Orthodox at the Church of St Joseph the Confessor in Cancun, marking a first for the Romanian Orthodox mission in the city. The service took place last Saturday during the pastoral visit of Fr Daniel Ene, vicar of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas, who served last weekend both…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Holy Land Representation donates icon of St John Jacob of Neamț to Chozeva Monastery

The Romanian Settlement in Jerusalem has offered Chozeva Monastery an icon of St John Jacob of Neamț, whom Patriarch Daniel has described as “the Romanian saint of the Holy Land”. The gesture reflects the spiritual bond between Romania and the Holy Land. This connection is closely associated with the life and ministry of St John…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox priest in Corby balances parish ministry with construction work

Father Nicolae Bulat combines weekend pastoral ministry with building site work during the week. He serves the parish of St Joseph the Merciful in Corby, UK, which brings together Romanian and Moldovan communities living in the area. The priest told Basilica.ro that the experience helps him better understand the lives and challenges faced by Romanians…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Church opens Romania’s first pediatric palliative care centre in Cluj

The “Saint Christopher” Pediatric Palliative Care Centre of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj—the first facility of its kind in Romania—welcomed its first patients in mid-February. The moment was marked in the center’s chapel, where the Archdiocese’s Assistant Bishop Samuel of Bistrița met with Father Lorand‑Emanuel Komives and the medical team, offering them a…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Relics of newly canonised St Maria Brâncoveanu exhumed in Bucharest: A luminous example of living the faith

“Princess Maria Brâncoveanu remains a luminous example of living the Christian faith,” said Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova on Wednesday at St George the New Church in Bucharest, where the relics of the newly canonised saint were exhumed. “What did this way of life mean? First of all, patience until the last day of her…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Remembering Romania’s first Patriarch Miron Cristea, 87 years after his repose

Eighty-seven years have passed since the repose of Miron Cristea, the first Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. He distinguished himself through intense efforts to organise and develop church and cultural life. Amid profound social and political transformations, he participated in the Great Union of 1918, contributed to the administrative consolidation of the Romanian Orthodox…

Mar 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu