We talked with a man who actually writes history. Calligraphically. Iconographer Costel Nacu, a diocesan inspector at the Heritage and Church Painting Sector of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, is the person who creates the Synodal Tomoses and other documents or diplomas of historical value. We found him working on the Tomos on the canonisation of…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has published a message occasioned by the Sunday of Parents and Children, marked this year on June 5, 2022. An initiative of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the day “is an opportunity to reaffirm the main role of the family in the spiritual growth of children and their formation for life,” the…
The reliquary with the honourable head of Saint George of Cernica toured the Romanian communities in Munich, Nuremberg and Hersbruck on May 20-23. The delegation of Cernica Monastery, led by the abbot Vasile Pârjol, was greeted at the Romanian Settlement in Munich by His Grace Assistant Bishop Sofian of Brașov and many Christians dressed in…
In a message on Sunday marking the Day of Romanians Everywhere, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia stressed that the Romanian Orthodox Church stands by the Romanians from all over the world, inviting them to live united in faith. “We are witnessing all the trials that our sons and daughters are going through, and we…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas concelebrated with His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureș at the Romanian Cathedral of Sts Constantine and Helen in Chicago on May 21, 2022. The Consul General of Romania in Chicago – Illinois, Trifan Florea Tiberiu, attended the Divine Liturgy. Bishop Justin offered his reflections on the Gospel passage…
The Romanian Orthodox priests in the Deanery of East Madrid met for a clergy assembly at St Nectarius Church in Coslada. The meeting was chaired by His Grace Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal on May 11, 2022. During the meeting, Fr. Adrian Pintea, parish priest at St George Parish in Alcalá de Henares, held…
Witnessing the proclamation of the canonisation of Saint Theophano Basarab on May 21, Metropolitan Naum of Ruse underlined the fraternal communion between the Romanian and Bulgarian Orthodox Churches. His Eminence said that together with Saints Parascheva and Demetrius, from now on, “our fraternal Orthodox Churches and peoples receive, in the person of Saint Theophano Basarab,…
The Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia published a letter from the President of the Republic of Moldova, Maia Sandu, who praised the organization’s involvement in supporting refugees in Ukraine. “We have shown that we are a small country, but with a big heart,” President Maia Sandu wrote. “You, through magnanimity, care and…
On Monday, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina visited two centres for children with disabilities belonging to the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection (DGASPC) – Neamț. The Metropolitan visited the Recovery Center for Children with Disabilities “Sancta Maria” and the Day Recovery Center for Children with Disabilities (CRZCD) in Piatra…
The Holy Community of Mount Athos issued on Tuesday an announcement on the war in Ukraine. The representatives of the monastic communities of the Holy Mount expressed compassion for the victims of the conflict unfolding in this country and transmitted that they ceaselessly pray for world peace. The representatives of the Holy Mount expressed their…
The Church of Martyrs and Confessors of Communist Prisons built within the National School for Prison Officers in Târgu Ocna, Romania, was consecrated on Saturday, May 14, 2022. The ceremony was part of a series of events marking 25 years since the establishment of this institution, which chose Martyr Prince Constantine Brâncoveanu as its spiritual patron.…
Patriarch Theophilos III celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman at “St Photini” Church built at Jacob’s Well. His Beatitude was joined by Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth, Archbishops Aristarchos of Constantina and Philoumenos of Pela, and by Hagiotaphite Hieromonks. The chanting was delivered by Archimandrite Leontios in Greek and the Community…
Marking the patronal feast of the Patriarchal Cathedral on Saturday, May 21, 2022, the historical proclamation of the sainthood of the Venerable Theophano Basarab took place. Saint Theophano is the first nun in history known to be of Romanian origin and the daughter of Prince Basarab I of Wallachia. The canonization ceremony led by Patriarch…
Andrei Novac, secretary of state for the relationship with the Romanian Cultural Institute and for cultural policies, visited on Thursday the Halki Seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Romanian official was accompanied by Dragoș Tiberiu Niță, Director of the Romanian Cultural Institute in Istanbul, Turkey. The guests were received by Bishop Kassianos of Aravissos, the…
The Serbian and North-Macedonian Orthodox Primates and hierarchs concelebrated on Thursday at “St. Sava” Cathedral in Belgrade to mark the end of a 55-year liturgical and canonical separation. Patriarch Porfirije concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Archbishop Stephen of Ochrid, the Primate of the Orthodox Church from Northern Macedonia. “The Lord, who created everything, reminded us…
His Grace Bishop Sofronie chaired the synaxis of the superiors of monastic settlements in the Diocese of Oradea on Saturday, May 14. The spring session of the synaxis took place at Izbuc Monastery, the oldest monastic hermitage hearth in the Diocese. In his opening speech, the Bishop of Oradea referred to the solemn and commemorative…
The Byzantine chant is a unique adornment of the service to the Lord. Still, the work of the chanter does not end after the service officiated in the church, Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Botoșani said at the opening ceremony of the second edition of the Days of Romanian Chanters. On Friday, May 13, the assistant…
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.”…
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…
The International Day of Families is marked annually on May 15, while the Romanian Orthodox Church has dedicated to Christian families a national day, marked on the Sunday which is closest to the same date: the Day of Christian Family. This year, the two are marked on the same day. In a message referring to…