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Two new saints canonized by Romanian Orthodox Church

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox, meeting in a working session yesterday at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, decided to canonize two new saints of the Romanian Church. Metropolitan Iosif Naniescu has been canonized under the name of the Holy Hierarch Joseph the Merciful, the Metropolitan…

Oct 6, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Ziua europeană a limbilor | 7 Sfinți români poligloți

La inițiativa Consiliului Europei, în fiecare an începând din 2001, în data de 26 septembrie este sărbătorită Ziua europeană a limbilor. Acest eveniment reprezintă o ocazie pentru a evidenția avantajele învățării limbilor străine: descoperirea unor culturi noi, posibilitatea de a căpăta o perspectivă diferită asupra lumii și de a-i înțelege mai bine pe cei din…

Sep 26, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Patriarch Bartholomew invited to Russia

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, together with Protopriest Igor Yakimchuck and Fr. Anatoly Churyakov of the DECR, during their visit to the Phanar. The meeting was also attended by Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Metropolitan…

Sep 22, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria to pay official visit to Serbia

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II, will pay an official visit to the Serbian Orthodox Church on September 22-29, 2017, when he will meet the Serbian Patriarch Irinej. The citizens of Belgrade will have an opportunity to greet His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros and his delegation at his arrival on…

Sep 20, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

The Orthodox Exarchate of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Hungary recieves several bulidings in Budapest

On Friday, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew embarked on an official four-day visit to Hungary at the invitation of the country’s authorities. During the visit, His All-Holiness was presented with a building complex located in the center of Budapest, which the Hungarian Government has decided to donate for the needs of the Orthodox Exarchate of…

Aug 21, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Large Crowd Gathers at Saint Paisios Tomb on his Feast day (VIDEO)

Thousands of worshipers traveled to Thessaloniki, Greece, in order to pay their respects to the Saint Paisios, whose tomb is located at the Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, Souroti, according to greekreporter.com. Saint Paisios was canonized on January 13, 2015 by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, 21 years after his death in…

Jul 14, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Pavleia International Congress | Peacemakers in a conflict affected world

Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 23rd edition of the “Pavleia” International Congress, Veria, 26-29 June 2017: The Romanian Orthodox Church has gladly received also this year the invitation to participate in the works of the “Pavleia” International Congress dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul,…

Jun 29, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Translation of the relics of the Unmercenary Saints Cyrus and John

The Transfer of the Relics of the Holy Martyrs, Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers, Cyrus and John from the city of Konopa, near Alexandria (where they suffered in the year 311) to the nearby village of Manuphin, took place in the year 412. This Egyptian village prompted fear in everyone, since in a former time there was…

Jun 28, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel offers blessing and encouragement for Exams

Patriarch Daniel offers his prayers and encourages the highschool graduates who sit for the written exams of the Baccalaureate 2017: Beloved children and young people, Church and School affirm together the need of your intellectual and spiritual preparation for life in a world in which training means more and more. We urge all the priests,…

Jun 26, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Martyrs Alexander and Antonina; Hieromartyr Timothy the Bishop of Prusa

The Holy Martyrs Alexander and Antonina. Saint Antonina was from the city of Krodamos, Asia Minor. She was arrested for being a Christian, and was brought before the governor Festus. He urged her to worship the pagan gods, promising to make her a priestess of the goddess Artemis. But the saint bravely confessed Christ, and…

Jun 10, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Patriarchate sends message of compassion and solidarity with the Egypt attack victims

The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow that 26 Christians, among whom children, were killed and dozens were wounded in the Egyptian province of Minya, after several gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying passengers. The bus was travelling to the Monastery of St Samuel, near Minya, which has a large population of Coptic…

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