Youth

Romanian children visit Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew during Istanbul camp

A group of children from Romania attending the Patriarchal Children’s Camp on Prinkipo (Büyükada) Island visited the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Tuesday, where they were received by His All-Holiness Bartholomew I, Ecumenical Patriarch, according to the Orthodoxia News Agency. During an excursion organised along the Bosphorus, the children visited several of Constantinople’s historic and religious landmarks.…

Jul 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Youth Gathering unveils ITO 2026 logo inspired by National Cathedral and Brâncuși

The visual identity of the 2026 International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO) has been unveiled, featuring a logo inspired by the mosaics of Romania’s National Cathedral and Constantin Brâncuși’s iconic Infinite Column. According to the organisers, the central element of the monogram is “a minimalist representation of the silhouettes of young people joyfully participating in the…

Jul 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest to host 2,400 young people for International Orthodox Youth Meeting

Around 2,400 young people from Romania and abroad are expected to take part in this year’s International Orthodox Youth Meeting (ITO), which will be held in Bucharest from 31 August to 3 September. The gathering will be held under the theme Young People, the Family and the Meaning of Life in Christ, reflecting the Romanian…

Jun 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Atanasie urges young people to rediscover God amid constant digital distraction

His Eminence Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland met with young people in Zalău, Romania, on Tuesday for a dialogue titled “How can we find God in a world that constantly distracts us?” The event took place at the Young People’s Archontariki (Guesthouse), a recently inaugurated youth centre in Zalău. The Challenges Facing…

Jun 26, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Hon Metropolitan Nifon on Children’s Day: Children reflect God’s blessing upon the world

“Children are a testimony to the blessing poured out by God upon the world, renewing in our hearts an awareness of the greatness of the gift of life,” said His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, on Monday, on the occasion of International Children’s Day. His Eminence highlighted the value of…

Jun 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian YouTuber recreates Timișoara Metropolitan Cathedral in Minecraft

A Romanian YouTuber with more than 145,000 subscribers has recreated the Metropolitan Cathedral of Timișoara in the video game Minecraft. The creator told Basilica.ro that the project aims to promote Romania’s architectural heritage and encourage young people to discover religious and cultural monuments. The project, which began in February, was built at a 3:1 scale,…

May 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox-themed Minecraft server digitally recreates Mount Athos

Mount Athos has been digitally recreated on the OrthoCraft Minecraft server, a project dedicated to Orthodoxy that features reconstructions inspired by the architecture and spirituality of the Orthodox world. The creator of the OrthoCraft server told Basilica.ro that the project’s latest achievement is “a detailed reconstruction of Mount Athos, including several monastic buildings recognised from…

May 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Iași hosts first gathering of Orthodox youth from ethnic minority communities

The Agora Events Centre of the Archdiocese of Iași hosted on Saturday, May 9, the first edition of the Assembly of Orthodox Youth from Ethnic Minorities, an event organised by the CRESC Association in collaboration with the Archdiocese’s Minorities Department. “Our faith unites us and helps us look upon one another with honour and love,”…

May 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif meets young finalists of Christian oratory festival in Paris

Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe met at the end of last week with the young participants in the final stage of the Christian Oratory Festival-Competition “Saint John Chrysostom”. The event brought together more than 100 young people from the four countries of the Archdiocese — Belgium, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands — at…

May 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox scouts from France visit Patriarchate to deepen faith and cultural identity

A group of Romanian Orthodox scouts from France visited the Patriarchal Palace on Tuesday, where a delegation of 18 children, accompanied by their leaders, was received in the Conventus Hall by Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, general secretary of the Holy Synod. The bishop addressed the scouts with a message highlighting the importance of…

Apr 22, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Young Romanians in Canada open spring with camp centred on faith and friendship

Children and young people from Romanian Orthodox communities in Canada marked the beginning of spring with the 2026 Spring Religious Camp dedicated to Saints Andrew and John Cassian. The event was organised on March 1–4 by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada at the Notre-Dame-de-la-Rouge Centre in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Quebec. The spiritual coordinator was Fr Grigorie Țăpuc,…

Mar 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu