His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church welcomed His Excellency Mr Reuven Azar, the State of Israel’s ambassador to Romania, at the patriarchal residence on October 12, 2022. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel complimented Ambassador Azar’s extensive diplomatic work and emphasised the positive ties between Israel and Romania. The pilgrimages to the Holy Land…
Via Transilvanica, the 1,400 km long-distance trail that crosses Romania from Putna to Drobeta-Turnu Severin, was officially inaugurated this past weekend. The grand opening event took place in Alba Iulia on Saturday, October 8. In addition to a variety of events, such as exhibitions, fairs and live music, the event also included the official opening…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Very Reverend Archimandrite Ephraim, the abbot of Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest on Tuesday. Discussions during the meeting included potential areas of cooperation between Vatopedi Monastery and the Romanian Patriarchate. “The encounter was extremely enjoyable. I met Patriarch Daniel, who is a great…
Tens of thousands of Romanian Orthodox faithful came out for a procession with the relics of two of the most beloved Romanian saints through the streets of Iași on Sunday evening. The feast of St. Paraskeva, October 14, is traditionally one of the most significant religious events in Romania, drawing pilgrims from throughout Romania and…
Canada’s Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian published a message for the Canadian Thanksgiving, explaining gratitude and its connection with God. Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l’Action de grâce) is an annual Canadian holiday and harvest festival, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. As…
The Patriarch of Romania participated on Monday evening at the launch of a bilingual Greek-Romanian New Testament edited at the Vatoped Monastery. His Beatitude awarded patriarchal distinctions to Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi and the whole team of translators, coordinated by Professor Rev. Constantin Coman. The awards were given for “exceptional action in the defence and…
On Tuesday, the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili paid a visit to St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest, a monastic settlement founded by Saint Anthimos the Iberian over 300 years ago. President Zourabichvili was welcomed by His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești. Bishop Varlaam emphasized that the President of Georgia and her delegation visited St…
The “Saint Nonna” International Presbyteras Group organized its first conference in Heidelberg, Germany, on September 30 – October 2, 2022. The meeting was held in partnership with the Romanian Church Centre in Munich and the Romanian Parish in Heidelberg-Bruchsal. The discussion focused on the theme “The presbytera in the West in quest of identity and…
The International Theology Symposium on “The role of prayer in the ecclesial and personal life of believers” began on Monday with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulating the organisers and greeting the attendees. His Beatitude hoped that “this academic event will contribute to the promotion of prayer as a state of encounter and conversation between man…
At the start of the 2022–2023 school year, 14,138 students were sponsored by the Archdiocese of Bucharest. The aid consisted of backpacks with school supplies, textbooks, clothes and shoes worth 276,247 EUR (1,364,023 lei). The clergy and employees in charge of social aid in the diocese carried out charitable deeds. Priest Ionuţ Tutea, who coordinates…
Orthodox faithful came out in droves to venerate the relics of a family of royal Romanian martyrs that recently visited a number of parishes on the west coast of the United States of America. The relics of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs were brought to the U.S. by Fr. Emil Nedelea Cărămizaru, the rector of the…
Fr. Costin Silviu Dinică, who was only 34 years old, passed away in 2019 after a protracted struggle with illness, leaving behind his wife and two small children. Last week, the family received a new home from the Bucharest Archdiocese. Clinceni city hall gave the property on which the house was erected. In his six…
World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year, with the overall objective of raising awareness of mental health issues around the world and mobilizing efforts in support of mental health. The Day provides an opportunity for all stakeholders working on mental health issues to talk about their work, and what more needs…
In a video message, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina addresses the pilgrims heading to Iasi to venerate the relics of Saint Paraskeva the New (October 14). The pilgrimage opens on Saturday, October 8. The relics of Saint Paisius Velichkovsky of Neamt will also be brought to Iasi for the celebrations that will…
At Cernica Monastery, a memorial service for Father Dumitru Stăniloae was held on Wednesday, marking 29 years after his blessed repose. Fr. Gheorghe Holbea, a professor at the Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest, presided over the memorial service with a number of hieromonks at the Monastery’s Church of St. Nicholas. Additionally, attendees prayed at…
The National Catechetical Congress “Christ shared with children” hosted its 15th edition at the Holy Cross Social-Pastoral Centre of Caraiman Monastery on October 5-7, 2022. In a message to this gathering, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his gratitude and encouragement to everyone who had helped this catechetical ministry succeed throughout its fifteen-year existence. “The objective…
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…
The Protection of the Theotokos was celebrated for the first time as a patronal feast by St. John-Moși Parish in Bucharest this year. After a representation of the Virgin Mary as the Gorgoepikoos, or Quick to Hear, was found during restoration works at the church’s iconostasis, the church was placed under the Mother of God’s…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the new Ambassador of the Republic of Italy to Romania, His Excellency Mr Alfredo Maria Durante Mangoni, at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest on Wednesday, October 5, 2022. Ambassador Mangoni thanked the Patriarch for the warm welcome and stressed the importance of meeting His Beatitude, one of Romania’s prominent personalities.…
The International Labour Organization (ILO), UNESCO, UNICEF and Education International adopted on Wednesday a joint statement for World Teachers Day. They quote philosopher John Dewey: “You cannot teach today the same way you did yesterday to prepare students for tomorrow”. This year’s theme of World Teachers Day is „The transformation of education begins with teachers”.…