Dioceses

Maramureș Bishop comments on new canonizations: The time will come for Christian intellectuals and women confessors

Speaking about the recent canonizations by the Romanian Church, Bishop Justin of Maramureș and Sătmar said that only clerics have been canonized so far, but other categories of people will follow. “Many are saints. We cannot include them all in the calendar,” said the bishop. “Those included in the calendar are at the forefront of…

Jul 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese, German Lutheran Diocese celebrate 30-year-long partnership

On July 6, the Orthodox Diocese of Vad, Feleac, and Cluj in central Romania and the Evangelical Lutheran Diocese of Württemberg, Germany, celebrated thirty years of partnership. The anniversary was marked by a retrospective session held at the diocesan centre in Cluj-Napoca, attended by representatives from both institutions. The joint projects of the past 30…

Jul 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Former Romanian President Emil Constantinescu meets with Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia

On Saturday, Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia received Prof. Dr. Emil Constantinescu, former President of Romania, at the metropolitan residence in Chișinău. The meeting’s agenda was rich and diverse, covering a wide range of topics from Romanian history and culture to the challenges and prospects of the Romanian Orthodox Church in Bessarabia. During the meeting, His…

Jul 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolis holds Orthodox Youth Meeting: True friendship is built on Christ’s love and teachings

“True friendship is built on the love and teachings of Christ,” Metropolitan Petru told the 200 young participants during the Divine Liturgy, celebrated on Monday in the opening of the 2024 Meeting of Orthodox Youth in Bessarabia (ITO Bessarabia). “Let us be united in prayer and good deeds to build a strong society where our…

Jul 4, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

2024 graduating class of Bucharest Faculty of Orthodox Theology takes oath of faith: Choose hard, honest work

Bucharest, Romania — On Monday, the 2024 graduating class of the “Patriarch Justinian” Faculty of Theology in Bucharest took their oath of faith in the Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace. “Always choose truth over falsehood and dignity over self-serving servility. Choose hard, honest work instead of opportunism and the pursuit of immediate gain,” said…

Jul 2, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Hierarch Dositheus’ Psalter in Verses to be republished on the 400th anniversary of his birth

On the 400th anniversary of the birth of Holy Hierarch Dositheus, Metropolitan of Moldavia, the Archdiocese of Iași will republish one of his most famous works, the Psalter in Verses. The activity is part of a project entitled “Restitutio. Scholar Metropolitan Dositheus – 400 years from his birth. Psalter in Verses (1673)” and implemented by…

Jun 11, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan of Bessarabia: We must give children the spiritual nourishment they need like air

“To reap the spiritual fruits of tomorrow, we must sow the seeds of Christ’s teachings in the souls of the little ones today. We must offer children the spiritual nourishment they need as much as they need air to raise a healthy generation in the spirit of Christian teachings,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia highlighted. In…

Jun 5, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

A Romanian monastery is building a memorial for 14,000 soldiers who died in one night during World War II

The “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” Monastery in the town of Brusturi in Neamț County, eastern Romania, was built on the site of a conflagration that occurred 80 years ago during World War II and led to the deaths of approximately 14,000 Romanian, Russian, and German soldiers in a single night. In their honour, the…

May 23, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Văratec Monastery is rebuilding two houses destroyed by a devastating fire

Văratec Monastery in Neamț County, Romania, will rebuild two monastic houses destroyed by a devastating fire late last month. The fire is believed to have started after an electrical short circuit in a sewing machine, said the Neamț County Emergency Response Unit officials. In a short time, most likely due to the wind, the flames…

May 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Synod in Bucharest: Founders of Romanian Athonite Prodromou Skete proposed for canonization

The Synod of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobrudja met on Monday at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel announced that the founders of the Athonite Prodromou Skete, Venerable Nifon and Nectarie, have been proposed to be canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The most important item on the agenda…

May 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Diocese of Dacia Felix issues statement on restriction of access in Kosovo for Serbian Orthodox Patriarch

On Thursday, the Press Office of the Diocese of Dacia Felix issued a statement concerning the announcement published Tuesday on the Serbian Orthodox Church’s official website regarding the restriction of access to the province of Kosovo for Patriarch Porfirije and several Serbian hierarchs. “We express our sorrow regarding these events and our sadness over the…

May 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu