On Wednesday, September 20, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed His Excellency Sergey Minasyan, the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia, at the patriarchal residence for a farewell visit at the end of his diplomatic mission in Romania. The Ambassador thanked for the warm welcome and stressed…
His Grace Nectarie of Brittany was ordained as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Western Europe at the Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris on Saturday. Metropolitan Iosif urged the new bishop to carry out his ministry, being inspired by Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross. “We are in the days of the Cross, and this…
“The Cross of Christ shows the humble and merciful love of the Holy Trinity. It is the sign that unites heaven and earth and transforms suffering into the joy of the Resurrection,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Thursday on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Orthodoxy does not separate the Cross…
A set of St. Paraskeva’s garments, donated by the Metropolitan Cathedral of Iași, Romania, reached on Sunday the Cathedral of Veliko Tarnovo, the city where the saint’s relics were once kept for more than 150 years. His Eminence Metropolitan Grigorie of Veliko Tarnovo of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church welcomed the Romanian delegation with national honours.…
Dr. Radu Tincu, a primary physician in Intensive Care and Toxicology, spoke at the 2023 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) Conferences held in Timișoara, Romania, about the growing scourge of drug use among young people. On this occasion, he challenged five false claims about drug use. “I’ve wondered if drug addiction is just a…
Metropolitan Joachim of Bursa transmitted a message for the closing of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2023, held in Timișoara, Romania, between August 31 and September 3. His Eminence participated in the event personally, as the representative of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and in the end left a message for the young participants, saying:…
Youth representatives from the Archdiocese of Bucharest, which will host the next edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) in 2025, symbolically received the 2023 edition torch on Sunday from the young people of the Archdiocese of Timișoara, this year’s host of the event. The ceremony took place after the Divine Liturgy celebrated…
Participants in the 2023 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) held in Timișoara, Romania, walked the Friendship Procession on Saturday. The procession ended in the city’s Opera Square with a tribute to the heroes of December 1989, who drove out atheist communism by praying under bullets in the very same place. The Friendship Procession was…
“Dear young people, please form a human chain around the ones you see at risk of being trafficked or at risk of drug use. Please, surround them like birds protect their young when kidnappers come to their nest!” said Metropolitan Ioan of Banat on Saturday, at the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2023 Conferences,…
The International Meeting of Orthodox Youth ITO 2023 began Thursday evening with an inaugural ceremony in the Park of Roses in Timișoara in western Romania, focusing on man’s friendship with God as the foundation of fellowship between individuals and peoples. Participating in the opening ceremony together with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel and Metropolitan Ioan of…
At the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), “we are being given an excellent opportunity to realize the ecumenical dimension of Orthodoxy and its unifying power, but, on the other, for each of us to evaluate the richness of his/her own tradition,” said Metropolitan Joachim of Bursa on Friday in front of the 3,500 participants…
Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church was present on Thursday at the inaugural session of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), held in Timișoara, Romania, between August 31 and September 3, 2023. His Beatitude spoke of the theme of the event, which is man’s friendship with God, and of the mission of the…
„The struggle for human rights cannot ignore the fact that these rights are threatened by climate change, by the shortage of potable water, fertile soil and clean air, but also by environmental degradation in general,” Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople stressed in his Message on the occasion of the World Day of Prayer for the…
In a message for the 15th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe on Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel praised the Diocese that “since its inauguration, has become a significant link for the unity of the Romanians in the Scandinavian diaspora.” Please find below the full text of Patriarch Daniel’s message titled “A…
Fr Daniel Ene, Romanian Orthodox Dean of New York and the US East Coast, travelled again to Ecuador last month, as a delegate of Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas. He was accompanied by his wife, Flavia, and by two members of his parish – “Holy Trinity” in Victor, New York. With the help of Maria Fernanda…
“In our Archdiocese we strive as much as we can to bring help and comfort to the elderly,” said Metropolitan Irineu at the inauguration of the “Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian” Social Day Centre for the Elderly. The social institution was inaugurated by the Craiova Archdiocese in southern Romania. “By the grace…
“It’s optimal that we can express our faith freely,” said Assistant Bishop Benedict of Bistrița on the feast day of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs, the spiritual protectors of the Diocese of Slatina and the Romanians. “But in other places, Christians are dying every day,” the hierarch continued, mentioning Egypt, Syria, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and other countries.…
During a special ceremony last Sunday, His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand consecrated the altar of a new church dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos that hosts the Romanian Orthodox community in Christchurch. The events also marked the patronal feast of the parish church. In the diaspora, the patronal feasts of…
“The Orthodox Church, in all its greatness and millennial wisdom, is, above all, a spiritual community, a Eucharistic gathering of the faithful, regardless of their geographical location,” His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia recalled in a message occasioned by Romanian Migrants’ Sunday. “Our Christian faith transcends earthly borders and addresses the hearts and souls of…
75,000 pilgrims participated in the Nicula Monastery patronal feast last week, according to the police forces. Many of the faithful came a few days before the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God, to honour the Nicula Wonderworking Icon of the Mother of God and to participate in the services officiated at the…