Dioceses

Bishop Teofil urges Christians to be messengers of peace amid wars

His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotuș, assistant bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău, called on Wednesday for Christians to become messengers of peace in a world troubled by wars and conflict. He celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts at the Deleni Skete. In his homily, the bishop said that many minds are…

Mar 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Archbishop says Aiud martyrs turned prison hell into spiritual ascent

Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia said on Sunday at Aiud Monastery that the martyrs of the communist prison in Aiud transformed their prison hell into a spiritual ascent. Speaking on the monastery’s patronal feast, the archbishop recalled the sacrifice of those who endured persecution in communist prisons. “Today we remember with reverence all Romanians who…

Mar 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

South Korean medical student baptised into Orthodox Church in Romania

Kim Hyeonwoo, a 25-year-old medical student from South Korea, was baptised into the Orthodox faith last Thursday at a church in Vaslui County, in eastern Romania. The sacrament was officiated by Archpriest Andrei Mereuță, dean of Bârlad, while the young man’s sponsors were Fr Sabin Apopei and his wife Maria, who guided him on the…

Mar 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Basarabia Metropolis approves Akathist to St Blandina, sets canonisation proclamation in Chisinau

Hierarchs of the Metropolis of Bessarabia met in a working session on Thursday at the Metropolitan Residence in Chisinau, where they approved the text of the Akathist to St Blandina of Iași and set the date and location for the local proclamation of her canonisation: 23 May 2026 in Chisinau. The meeting was chaired by…

Mar 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Lower Danube Archbishop commemorates victims of communist labour camp at Salcia

Archbishop Casian Crăciun of Lower Danube on Monday commemorated the martyrs of the Salcia labour camp in the Great Brăila Island, where hundreds of anti-communist political prisoners died in suffering. The memorial service was held in connection with the feast of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and Romania’s National Day of Remembrance for anti-communist political…

Mar 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox priests bless cross monument at Bucharest Forensic Institute

Charity priests from the Archdiocese of Bucharest blessed a cross monument installed in the courtyard of the Mina Minovici National Institute of Legal Medicine in Bucharest on Tuesday. “The moment chosen, close to the Sunday of the Holy Cross at the midpoint of Great Lent, is symbolic for a place where suffering is constantly present, because families…

Mar 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

A new spiritual jewel: Relics of Venerable Philotimia of Râmeț, mother of St Dometius the Merciful, unearthed

“Today, a new spiritual jewel enters the sacred treasury of Râmeț Monastery: the honourable relics of Venerable Philotimia,” said Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia. “They will be venerated alongside those of Gelasius of Râmeț and Dometius the Merciful of Râmeț.” The archbishop made the remarks at Râmeț Monastery on Thursday during the exhumation of the…

Mar 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Teofil urges prayer and charity for those unable to fast during Lent

Assistant Bishop Teofil of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău urged believers who are unable to fast during the Lenten period to intensify their prayer or perform more acts of charity. The hierarch celebrated the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts on Wednesday at the Nativity of the Mother of God Monastery in Caraclău, Bacău County.…

Mar 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia bishop prayerfully marks 103rd anniversary of Cetatea Albă–Ismail diocese

His Grace Bishop Veniamin officiated a Te Deum service on Tuesday at the diocesan cathedral in Cahul to mark the 103rd anniversary of the founding of the Diocese of Cetatea Albă–Ismail, whose canonical successor today is the Diocese of Southern Bessarabia. The hierarch recalled the historical context of the diocese’s establishment, noting that the Great…

Mar 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop urges faithful to follow example of Forty Martyrs at Bucharest monastery feast

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești on Monday urged believers to follow the example of the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste while presiding at the patronal feast of Antim Monastery in Bucharest. “Looking with admiration at the example of the Forty Martyrs, let us follow their faith,” the bishop said during the Liturgy of the Presanctified…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian 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