Iulian Dumitraşcu

Met. Tikhon (OCA) celebrates Transfiguration at Polish Holy Mountain with 10,000 faithful

His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon of All America and Canada (Orthodox Church in America) had the blessing of concelebrating Sunday the Divine Liturgy for the great feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, according to the Julian unrevised calendar (by old style), with His Beatitude Metropolitan Sawa of Warsaw and All Poland at the holiest site in…

Aug 21, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Irinej of Serbia will stay in Switzerland from August 31 to September 4

On August 6, 2018, in his patriarchal residence of Belgrade, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia received Bishop Andrej of Austria-Switzerland (Serbian Orthodox Church) and Mrs. Snežana Janković, the ambassador of Serbia in Switzerland, reports orthodoxie.com. Bishop Andrej and the ambassador thanked the patriarch for his warm welcome. During their meeting, they discussed the preparations for the…

Aug 21, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Bishop Irinej Delivers Opening Prayer at the U.S. House of Representatives

On Wednesday, July 25th, 2018 as the inaugural event for the Commemoration of the Centennial of “The Day the Serbian Flag flew at the White House”, His Grace Bishop Irinej of Eastern America, Episcopal Patron of the Centennial Commemoration, was invited by Congressman Ted Poe (R-TX), co-chairman of the Serbian Congressional Caucus, as Guest Chaplain,…

Aug 3, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Enrollment in the “St Mark’s” Orthodox Theological Academy of The Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa has begun

One of the most important visions of His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa is becoming a reality, reports the official website of the Patriarchate of Alexandria. For the very first time, enrolments are starting at the newly-established “St Mark’s” Academy of Orthodox Theological Studies of the Patriarchate of Alexandria…

Aug 2, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

The assembly of the Ecumenical Patriarchate hierarchy will take place in September

The assembly of hierarchs of the Ecumenical Patriarchate will take place from 1 to 3 September in Constantinople, according to a communique received from the Ecumenical Patriarchate. This assembly, which will examine issues concerning the Church of Constantinople and, more broadly, Orthodoxy, is carried out in the framework of an earlier decision according to which…

Aug 1, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Council of Churches calls for release of archbishops of Aleppo

The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed its concern at the “alarming and rapidly deteriorating situation of Christians in the Middle East.” WCC full statement: The World Council of Churches Central Committee, during its meeting on 15-21 June, issued a statement reiterating its grave concern regarding the alarming and rapidly deteriorating…

Jul 14, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

18 churches will be restored in the Diocese of Banat

The archdiocese of Timişoara, together with the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the same city, undertook the restoration of 18 churches located in Banat, the majority of which are considered cultural heritage monuments. The presentation of the project took place at the diocesan center of Timişoara at the beginning of last week, in the…

Jul 13, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Feast of the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God 2018 – Patronal feast of the National Cathedral’s Chapel

Photo Credit: Raluca Ene / Basilica.ro

Jul 13, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Church bells to ring in Moldova for victims of stalinist deportations

Church bells will ring out in Moldova tomorrow in memory of the victims of the 1949 wave of Stalinist deportations. July 6 was recently declared a national day of mourning in Moldova. State flags will be lowered to half-mast throughout the nation and a minute of silence will be observed at 10:00 AM. At the…

Jul 5, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania offers up prayers for children and young people everywhere

On the International Children’s Day, 1 June 2018, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, sends up prayers for the children and young people everywhere, but especially for those in Romania. We quote the personal prayer of the Romanian Patriarch on this occasion: O, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Heavenly Father, Who have blessed the children and said: Let…

Jun 1, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

June 1 – Children’s Day

Children’s Day  is a national holiday celebrated in Romania and it is held on June 1 every year. Children’s Day is not just an event in Romania, it is also celebrated in many different countries and is an official UN global observance. Children’s Day is an international celebration intended to bring nations together to promote child welfare,…

Jun 1, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu