Iulian Dumitraşcu

Fr Jean Boboc was an intelligent voice of today’s Orthodoxy, Patriarch says

Father Jean Boboc was an intelligent voice of today’s Orthodoxy, the Patriarch of Romania said in his message sent at the funeral of the late priest of French origin who served the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis in Paris. Please find below the full text of His Beatitude’s funeral message in French: Une voix intelligente de l̕…

Apr 8, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Statement of CROCEU in the view of the European elections in May 2019

In view of the upcoming European elections in May 2019, the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union (CROCEU) would like to address all European citizens concerning the future of the European Union. After having considered the enlarged responsibilities and competencies of the European Parliament and the importance of the participation of European…

Apr 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Theophilos III celebrates his 67th Birthday

His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine, celebrates on 4 April 2018 his 67th Birthday. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III (known in the world as Elias Giannopoulos, his parents, Panagiotes-Triseugenia) was born in Gargalianes of the County of Triphylia-Messinia, in 1952. He arrived in Jerusalem in July 1964…

Apr 4, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

France’s Louvre to Host First Romanian Art Exhibit

A collection of Romanian Byzantine embroidery dating from the 15th to the 17th Century will be exhibited for the first time ever at the Louvre Museum in Paris from April 17. The Louvre Museum in Paris will host a Romanian art exhibition that brings together 27 pieces of Byzantine embroidery and some religious tapestries from…

Apr 3, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Numismatic issues dedicated to 100 years since Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) puts Monday into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to 100 years since Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar. Obverse: the portraits and names of King Ferdinand I (on the right) and Prime Minister Ion I. C. Brătianu (on the left), during whose time Romania adopted the Gregorian calendar,…

Apr 1, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Novak Djokovic ready to help an Orthodox chapel in Nice

The tennis champion Novak Djokovic said he was ready to help preserve the Dormition chapel in Nice, Orthodoxie.com reports. Tennis player Novak Djokovic said he was ready to help the Orthodox Dormition Chapel in Nice (Serbian diocese), located in a building that could otherwise be sold. Novak Djokovic: “Before I am an athlete, I am…

Mar 29, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Seminar at the European Parliament: A path towards the resilience of Syrian people

A seminar titled “The next day in Syria: A path towards the resilience of Syrian people” will be held at the European Parliament on 3 April 2019 from 16:30-18:30 hours in Brussels. The event is organized together by CEC, Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union, Committee of Representatives of Orthodox Churches to the European Union and European…

Mar 29, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Nearly 2 million attend March for Life in Argentina

Nearly two million people marched on Saturday in Pope Francis’s native land of Argentina in pro-life demonstrations dedicated to defending the life of the unborn, and offering solutions to mothers in crisis pregnancies, Crux Now reports. Although Catholic bishops, evangelical pastors, and Jewish and Islamic leaders participated, they were not involved in the organization of…

Mar 28, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ethical concerns about A.I. in the European Parliament

A dialogue meeting, between MEPs, representatives of the European Commission and representatives of Churches, Religious and Humanitarian Organizations, on “Artificial Intelligence: Ethical Concerns”, chaired by Vice-President Mairead McGuinness, was held on Tuesday, March 19, in the building of the European Parliament in Brussels, Romfea News reports. The dialogue was held with a view to presenting,…

Mar 27, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos Harkianakis passes away aged 83

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Australia Stylianos Harkianakis has passed away at the age of 83 after a long battle with illness, Greek City Times reports. Archbishop Stylianos served as inaugural and permanent Chairman of the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Churches in Australia and Dean of Saint Andrew’s Greek Orthodox Theological College. Stylianos was born…

Mar 25, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Meeting in Paris to prepare international exhibit on Mother Maria Skobtsova

This Friday March 15 in Paris, a group will start preparing the international exhibit on Mother Maria Skobtsova, orthodoxie.com reports. The exhibit will be held in August in Rimini, Italy. Following the idea proposed by Ukrainian philosopher Alexander Philonenko, it will be part of the yearly Rimini cultural festival organized by Communion and Liberation (a Roman…

Mar 15, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu