Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Benelux prays for the health of Patriarch Irinej and Archbishop Anastasios

The Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Benelux (CEOB) met via teleconference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The Hierarchs joined their prayers for the speedy recovery of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. The twentieth meeting of the Orthodox Episcopal Assembly of Benelux (CEOB-OBB) was held by teleconference, due to the ongoing health crisis,…

Nov 17, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Statistics Day: 20 October 2020

The third World Statistics Day is celebrated around the globe on 20 October 2020 with the theme “Connecting the world with data we can trust.” This theme reflects the importance of trust, authoritative data, innovation, and the public good in national statistical systems. The celebration of World Statistics Day 2020 is a global collaborative endeavor,…

Oct 20, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Polish Orthodox Church consecrates Warsaw’s Agia Sophia Cathedral

Nearly five years after its foundation stone was laid, the Agia Sophia Cathedral in Warsaw was festively consecrated on the eve of the feast of the Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos. The new cathedral, based on the iconic Agia Sophia Cathedral in Istanbul, is the first Orthodox church to be built in Warsaw in a…

Sep 24, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Mickey Rourke on participation in St. Nektarios film: I believe in miracles only through God, not luck, money, or Power

Hollywood legend Mickey Rourke recently sat down for an interview with the Orthodoxia News Agency to discuss his role in the film, “Man of God,” on the life of the great 20th-century wonderworker St. Nektarios of Aegina, which is currently begin filmed in Greece, and miracles he has experienced in his own life. Rourke plays a paralyzed…

Sep 24, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Euronews Travel recommends visiting Romanian region of Maramureș for its unique churches

These villages may look like they belong in fairy tales but they’re real-life places. Romania’s remote northwestern region of Maramureș has a unique architectural style, where tall, tower-like wooden churches with shingled roofs dot the landscape. Incredibly, some of them are 400 years old. Several of these churches, built using local oak, are on the…

Sep 22, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Life of Saint Paisios to become TV series

The life of Saint Paisios is about to become a TV series. Saint Paisios lived most of his life in Konitsa and became a monk in the Holy Monastery of Panagia in Stomion. The shooting in Konitsa has already started, Orthodox Times reports. It is a production of a large company in the film industry…

Sep 18, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada:  The presence of God through His Son is essential to navigate our life in the right direction

“For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. For no other foundation…

Aug 17, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

10 Patriarch Daniel Thoughts on Young People

Patriarch Daniel calls young people the “gift of God” for family, Church, society. The Patriarch of Romania often urges them to place Christ at the center of their personal lives. On the occasion of International Youth Day, we present 10 thoughts of Patriarch Daniel for young people. Young people are God’s gift for family, Church,…

Aug 12, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

21 June: European Music Day

The Fête de la Musique, also known in English as Music Day, Make Music Day or World Music Day, is an annual music celebration that takes place on 21 June. On Music Day the citizens of a city or country are allowed and urged to play music outside in their neighborhoods or in public spaces…

Jun 21, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Blood Donor Day

Every year, on 14 June, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day. The event serves to thank voluntary, unpaid blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood and to raise awareness of the need for regular blood donations to ensure the quality, safety, and availability of blood and blood products for patients in…

Jun 14, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Oceans Day: 8 June 2020

World Oceans Day takes place every 8 June. The concept was originally proposed in 1992 by Canada’s International Centre for Ocean Development (ICOD) and the Ocean Institute of Canada (OIC) at the Earth Summit – UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2008, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution officially recognizing 8…

Jun 8, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu