A new Romanian Orthodox mission has been established in northern France, with the blessing of Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe, to serve Romanian communities in Beauvais, Compiègne and Creil. Liturgical services will take place at Saint-Martin Church in Lamécourt, near Clermont-de-l’Oise, at Place de l’Église, 60600 Lamécourt. The first Divine Liturgy was celebrated…
The local proclamation of the canonisation of the Priest-Martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu took place last Friday, 23 October, at Mihai Vodă Monastery in Bucharest. In a message delivered for the occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel highlighted the saint’s discreet philanthropy. The solemn proclamation was preceded by the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the monastery’s outdoor altar…
“Martyrdom is a constant reality in the Church, because it is the sign under which the life of Christ’s Church unfolds in the world,” Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești emphasised on Sunday evening. His Grace celebrated the all-night Vigil service in honour of St Demetrius the Myrrh-Gusher at the Patriarchal Cathedral’s outdoor altar in…
Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher was honoured on Monday at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The Divine Liturgy concluded with the official proclamation of a new feast added to the Romanian Orthodox Church calendar: the Synaxis of the Holy Military Martyrs. The message delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on this…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message of solidarity on Friday evening to His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, following the terrorist attack in Jordan. “This act of violence, which took the lives of innocent believers, stands in stark contradiction to the sacred gift of life and undermines the fundamental religious and human values…
On Tuesday, Romania’s National Cathedral welcomed a special guest: Fr Michel Quenot, the author of the book “The Icon: A Window onto the Absolute” (Enciclopedica, 1993). This cathedral “is a nation’s confession of faith,” said the visitor. “History will vindicate those who conceived and carried out this project.” Church painter Daniel Codrescu, who coordinates the…
Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești received Ioannis Loverdos, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Hellenic Republic, at the Palace of the Patriarchate in Bucharest on Thursday, 22 October 2026. Her Excellency Evangelia Grammatika, Ambassador of Greece to Romania, and Eleni Kyriakopoulou, Director of the Deputy Minister’s Diplomatic Office, also attended the meeting. During…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a congratulatory message on Thursday to His Holiness Bartholomaios on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his election and enthronement as Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch. The Patriarch of Romania praised His Holiness’s pastoral and missionary work carried out in the service of the Ecumenical…
“St John himself is a golden coin bearing God’s imprint,” His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said on Monday at Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, where he concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria. Referring to the saint’s image on Bulgarian currency, Patriarch Bartholomew drew on a saying attributed to St Ignatius the God-Bearer…
The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Sălaj inaugurated a rehabilitation centre for children with disabilities in Șimleu Silvaniei, Sălaj County, Romania, on Monday. The centre is dedicated to St Maria Brâncoveanu. In the presence of centre staff, representatives of county and local authorities, and those involved in implementing the project, His Grace Bishop Benedict of Sălaj…
Romanian Orthodox biblical scholars examined the family and the challenges it faces in contemporary society during a two-day meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday. The gathering took place at St Elijah the Prophet Monastery in Nușeni, Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania. The symposium, entitled “The Family: A Unity in Two Hypostases. Scriptural Perspectives on the Relationship Between…
Romania’s Ambassador to Sofia, Her Excellency Ioana Brândușa Predescu, and Colonel Cristina Pistolea, the embassy’s defence attaché, organised memorial ceremonies on Tuesday to honour Romanian soldiers buried in neighbouring Bulgaria, as part of Romanian Army Day commemorations. Fr Neluțu Oprea, the Romanian Orthodox Church’s representative in Sofia, was invited to the events and offered prayers…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed a large reliquary made for the holy relics of Priest-Martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu on Wednesday. “Priest-martyr Saint Constantine Sârbu was loved by the faithful during his lifetime, and after his death his memory remained alive in the hearts of those who had known him,” Patriarch Daniel said. “When his remains…
Metropolitan Antonie of Bessarabia and Igor Grosu, Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, met on Wednesday at the Parliament building in Chișinău to discuss cooperation in supporting communities, preserving cultural heritage and the role of faith in society. During the meeting, a proposal was put forward to initiate a legislative process aimed…
His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I delivered a message on Sunday at St Alexander Nevsky Patriarchal Cathedral in Sofia, where he joined Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria for the Divine Liturgy. “True faith seeks communion, is confirmed through encounter and lives in unity. This is precisely what we are doing today: we visit one another, listen…
Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria welcomed His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Sunday at St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia, emphasising the importance of unity in the Orthodox faith and the spiritual legacy of St John of Rila. The Ecumenical Patriarch visited Bulgaria to take part in celebrations marking 1,150 years since the birth of…
His Grace Bishop Siluan of Italy marks 25 years of episcopal ministry on Wednesday. The hierarch was born on 5 March 1970 in Gura Râului, Sibiu County, Romania, and received the name Ciprian Nicolae at Baptism. In 1988, he completed his studies at Gheorghe Lazăr Mathematics and Physics High School in Sibiu. Between 1989 and…
Doxologia has published a video feature on the experience of Sophrony (Brett) Shackles, an Orthodox convert from England, who waited 17 hours to venerate Saint Paraskeva during the pilgrimage in Iași. Sophrony was baptised into the Orthodox Church in August 2025. “I started my Orthodox journey in Romania, in Bucharest,” he says. His godfather is…
The Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada, hosted a special tribute last Sunday to an inspiring family: Archpriest Emeritus Mircea Panciuk and his wife, Ileana, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in the presence of Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada. Following the Divine Liturgy, Bishop Ioan Casian celebrated a Te Deum, a service of thanksgiving…
This year’s pilgrimage marking the feast of St Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (27 October), organised by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest, will be enriched by the presence of the reliquary containing the holy relics of St Elizabeth of Pasărea, which will be brought to Bucharest on Saturday, 24 October 2026.…