Youth

Timișoara to host 2023 Int’l Meeting of Orthodox Youth after three-year hiatus

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to resume the series of International Meetings of Orthodox Youth after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting will be held in Timișoara, the capital of the Metropolis of Banat and the European Capital of Culture in 2023. The Archdiocese of Timișoara will…

Nov 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians of Vienna joined efforts to organize Austria’s Pan-Orthodox Youth Meeting

Romanians from Vienna joined efforts to organize Austria’s first post-pandemic Pan-Orthodox Youth Meeting. Father Emanuel Nuțu, parish priest of the “Holy Prince Stephen the Great” Romanian Church in Vienna, and Father Athanasius Buk from the Greek Orthodox Church worked with priests and young people from other Orthodox Churches active in Austria. The theme of the event…

Oct 17, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

France canonical bishops announce Orthodox Youth Days 2023

The Days of Orthodox Youth will be held in the first semester of 2023, according to decisions made by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of France (AEOF). The assembly members, who gathered on September 20 under the chairmanship of His Eminence Demetrios, Greek Metropolitan of France, announced that the representatives of the canonical Orthodox…

Oct 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Varlaam to theology students: Society needs well-prepared priests

His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St Catherine University Chapel to inaugurate the new academic year at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest on Monday, October 3, 2022. The patriarchal auxiliary bishop also officiated a Doxology, during which he prayed to God to bless theology students and…

Oct 7, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Canada’s Romanian Bishop: Enthusiasm of youth, harmonious thinking and pure joy are welcome in the Church and in society

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada published a message for this year’s International Youth Day noting that “the enthusiasm of youth, harmonious thinking and pure joy are justified and welcome in the Church and society.” Bishop Ioan Casian expressed appreciation for the actions and initiatives of young people at the level of ROYA youth associations,…

Aug 16, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Suprasl 2022: Worldwide Gathering of Orthodox Youth concludes

Suprasl, Poland – Over 90 youth and youth workers from 22 countries participated in “Suprasl 2022: A World Gathering of Orthodox Youth,” an international gathering held at the Orthodox Academy at the Annunciation Monastery, Poland, 18-24 July 2022. Attendees explored the theme “Go and Bear Fruit,” based on John 15:16, learning how as young people,…

Aug 3, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Children from local painting group sell their works to donate for Romania’s National Cathedral

Filling the ocean one drop at a time: Children from an after-school painting group in Hârtop, Suceava county, took an important decision on International Children’s Day. They decided to sell their paintings to the highest bidders and donate the gains to Romania’s National Cathedral. “We know this is just a drop in the ocean, but…

Jun 7, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Archbishop Casian: “The Church’s young people are the apostles of our deliverance from loneliness”

Last week, Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube opened the meeting of the National Council of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (ASCOR) at Lacu Sărat, Brăila county. After meeting with young people, the archbishop posted a message on Facebook noting that “the young people of the Church are the apostles of our deliverance from loneliness.”…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel to Orthodox youth: The joy of prayer enlightens good deeds

In a message occasioned by the national meeting of the Romanian Orthodox Christian Students Association (A.S.C.O.R.), His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania emphasised the role of prayer in the lives of young people. The members of the A.S.C.O.R. National Council gathered at Saint Panteleimon Settlement in Lacu Sarat, Braila County, on May 12-15, 2022. “All…

May 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archbishop’s Olympiad participant decalogue: Constantly reinvent yourself

In the context of annual countrywide competitions in religious education and theology, Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Radauti offered a set of ten recommendations for students entitled “The Decalogue of the Olympiad participant.” “Pray! Do not be sad when you lose lest you risk your health; constantly reinvent yourself, and you will become victorious,” is…

May 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future: The Bucharest March for Life 2022

“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future,” said Alexandra Nadane on Saturday at the Bucharest March for Life 2022. The event was organized…

Mar 31, 2022Ștefana Totorcea