“Saint John Chrysostom says that a sailor’s mastery is seen in times of storm,” said on Monday Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova referring to Romania’s former Patriarch Justinian Marina. “His pastoral ministry took place in a time of storm when adverse waves threatened the Church’s ship,” the bishop added. The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese…
The Romanian Orthodox Church marked the commemorative year of the Romanian philanthropists (2020) through concrete activities, said Patriarch Daniel in his opening remarks at the National Church Assembly’s meeting at the Patriarchate Palace on Wednesday. “We did not start with the history of philanthropists, but with the deeds of philanthropy, because it was necessary to…
The generation of Romanians who emigrated overseas after 1990 “is the generation of Romanians who want to keep their Romanian identity through the Church,” said the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Two Americas in an interview with Lumina Newspaper. Therefore, “it is essential to continue to pray in Romanian, to keep our spirituality and traditions,”…
“I pondered for a long time whether or not I should talk about Veronica. Why? Because it’s by far the hardest case lately. Because so much pain invaded my heart, seeing that for seven years of illness, in which about three children were born, no man was found to help her and deliver her, when…
Serbian Patriarch Porfirije celebrated his first official Patriarchal Liturgy this Sunday at Saint Sava Cathedral in Belgrade. In his homily, he said that man’s natural state is illustrated by the publican’s humility. Only by following his model can we function healthily: “To be Christian means to be authentically human,” he said. “What seems great, powerful and…
The Church has actively contributed to Romani people’s liberation, and supports their social inclusion, the Archbishop of Râmnic said on Saturday, during a memorial service for the Roma who died in deportation and slavery. The event marked 165 years since the liberation of Roma in Romanian Principalities. Representatives of the Roma community at the national…
His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Saturday at Radu Vodă Monastery in Bucharest. In his homily, he spoke about the spiritual significance of the Triodion. It calls us “to humility, which can exalt man to God,” he said. This path is like a ladder that is difficult to climb.…
“If you read the poems and texts of those who suffered in communist prisons, you will see that every word they uttered reflects another way to rejoice. The joy of being alone, a stranger, forgotten, kneeling, hit, but never defeated,” said Archimandrite Pimen Costea, administrative vicar of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău Thursday, February…
Metropolitan Porfirije Perić officially became the 46th Patriarch on the Throne of St. Sava, after his enthronement as the new Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovac and Patriarch of Serbia Hundreds gathered on Friday at St. Michael’s Cathedral in Belgrade to attend the enthronement ceremony of His Beatitude Porfirije, the new Patriarch of the Serbian…
“Nun Iosifia and the small community of the monastery with its workers and benefactors” sign a message of thanks to those who contributed to the establishment of the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of The Life-Giving Spring and St. Ciaran in Ireland. The monastery was founded on the site of a former Catholic monastic settlement that belonged…
His Grace Bishop Daniil of Dacia Felix conveyed congratulations to the newly elected Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church after his enthronement at St Michael Cathedral in Belgrade on Friday. “The election and enthronement of Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb and Ljubljana as new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church is a spiritual joy for the…
Immediately after his election, the new Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church urged everyone to pray to God for him. “Today, I call God’s blessing upon all our brothers and sisters—the children of our Church of St. Sava, and all people of goodwill and upon the whole world. I entreat all to pray to God…
Serbian Orthodox Church elected its new Patriarch, Metropolitan Porfirije of Zagreb-Ljubljana, on Thursday, February 18th, 2021. After the Liturgy, the Electoral Assembly choose three names which were put it in Gospel. Archimandrite Matej picked the winning envelope. The grace of Holy Spirit, Serbian Orthodox Church elected the new Patriarch, Porfirije Peric. Immediately after the election,…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message of congratulation to His Beatitude Porfirije, the new Patriarch of Serbian Orthodox Church: Bucharest, 18 February 2021 His Beatitude PORFIRIJE, Patriarch elect of the Serbian Orthodox Church Your Beatitude, On the occasion of Your Beatitude’s election as Primate of the Serbian Orthodox Church,…
The feast of Saint Charalampos began at Oţetari Church in Bucharest with a procession with the hieromartyr’s relics, led by Dean Rev. Mihai Popescu and Parish Priest Cătălin Ciocan. The relics of the saint, considered a protector against the plague, were donated in 1866 by Primate Metropolitan Nifon, who was baptized at Oţetari Church. “I…
Young artist Cristian Leana, Romania’s Got Talent Finalist and social media influencer known as “Mr. Puzzle”, wanted to express his gratitude to Archbishop Teodosie of Tomis with what he does best: he made a portrait of the Romanian hierarch with 720 Rubik’s cubes. “I will make the portrait of His Eminence Archbishop Teodosie as a…
The Archdiocesan Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest convened at the Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate to review last year’s activity and set new priorities for 2021. The activity slowed down compared to previous years, as a consequence of the pandemic restrictions. Nevertheless, most of the administrative-pastoral, economic-patrimonial, cultural-missionary and educational activities were continued. The…
On February 9, 2021, eleven deputies submitted a draft law on the repatriation of the Holy Transylvanian Confessors’ relics. The Saints died in the Kufstein prison in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the 18th century, when the Austrian authorities imposed the union between the Orthodox believers in Transylvania with the Roman Catholic Church. Saint Bessarion…
Deafblindness is a severe multisensory deficiency that often generates significant communication difficulties, impairs access to information, orientation and mobility. A dialogue between Father Mirel Ilie, the coordinator of the hearing-impaired community in Bucharest, and a little girl suffering from this condition highlights how complex and sensitive the mission of the priest is: “We were at…
A Romanian priest from Paris, who is also an elite physicist, spoke in an interview with Press One about conspiracy, because, “when I see someone say something stupid, I can’t resist showing them that they’re wrong” but also for the fact that this hurts his congregation. “Conspiracy self-justifies laziness and lack of initiative. This way…