The address of His Beatitude Anastasios, Archbishop of Tirana and of All Albania, at the International Conference Religious and Cultural Pluralism and Peaceful Coexistence in the Middle-East, which took place in Athens, from 18 to 20 October 2015: The conscious acceptance of religious and cultural pluralism and the peaceful coexistence of various communities can come…
In Istanbul, Turkey took place on Sunday, 18 October 2015, the commemoration of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs. As informed by Fr Marcel Sergiu Vlad, the event was hosted by the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Istanbul at St Martyr Paraskevi Church in Hasköy, which is a foundation of Ruler Prince St Constantine Brâncoveanu, and began with…
The works of the International Theological Congress „The Relation between Parish and School in the Life and Mission of the Church in the contemporary context” have begun today, 19 October 2015, in Bucharest. The works of the Congress have been officially opened at the National Centre for Continuing Education Dumitru Stăniloae by His Beatitude Daniel,…
The message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on the occasion of the International Theological Congress The Relation between parish and school in the life and mission of the Church in the contemporary context,Bucharest, Dumitru Stăniloae National Centre for Continuing Formation, 18-21 October 2015, (below can also be found the Russian translation of the…
At the end of last week, on 17 and 18 October 2015, His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, was in the mid of the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in the Swedish city of Uppsala, as the official website of the eparchy informs (episcopiascandinavia.se) On Saturday, 17 October 2015, His Grace…
Today, 18 October 2015, the Orthodox Christians are on the 20th Sunday after Pentecost. The text from the Gospel which the Church scheduled to be read today at the Divine Liturgy presents us the resurrection of the son of the widow of Nain: “Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain, and His disciples…
The pilgrimage organized each year by the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archbishopric of Bucharest on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest (celebrated on October 27th), will be carried out from 23 to 28 October 2015, according to the following program: On Friday, 23 October 2015, at 12.00 p.m., the procession…
On the occasion of the pilgrimage organized this year (23-28 October 2015) on the feast of St Pious Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, the reliquary containing fragments of the relics of the Three Holy Hierarchs: St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and St John Chrysostom, which is sheltered in St Paul Monastery…
The Ecumenical Association of Churches in Romania (AIDRom) in partnership with the Metropolis of Banat organized last Friday, 16 October 2015, the European Conference Christian Churches in Romania responding to the migration phenomena. The event took place in the Festivity Hall of the Eparchial Centre in Timișoara and brought together representatives of several cults and…
His Beatitude NEOPHYTE, Patriarch of Bulgaria Your Beatitude, We warmly congratulate you on the occasion of your 70th birthday anniversary and we reassure you of our brotherly love in Christ and great esteem for Your Beatitude pastoral and missionary work undertaken in the service of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Your long and fruitful activity of…
Thousands of faithful from all parts of Romania, as well as the citizens of Iaşi, participated on Wednesday, 14 October 2015, in the Divine Liturgy celebrated on the feast of St Pious Paraskeva the New of Iaşi. In this event national and local officials also took part, as informed by Ioana Stoian, marketing specialist –…
The Orthodox Christians commemorate each year on October 14th the feast of St Pious Paraskeva of Iaşi. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, was in the middle of the faithful of St Paraskeva – Friday Parish in Drumul Taberei (Camp Road) Neighbourhood of Bucharest, on its dedication day, addressing to the present faithful a sermon.…
The Orthodox Church commemorates on 14 October 2015 the feast of St Pious Paraskeva the New of Iaşi. On this great feast, the Divine Liturgy was officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by His Grace Varlaam Ploieșteanul (of Ploiești), Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Patriarch, surrounded by an assembly of priests and deacons, and…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, awarded today, 13 October 2015, The Patriarchal Cross, Sts Emperors Constantine and Helena Order and Maria Brâncoveanu Cross Order, to nineteen Romanian doctors. The awards of worthiness have been granted during a solemn meeting which took place in the Museum of the Romanian Patriarchs within the Patriarchal Residence. Health…
On Sunday, 11 October 2015, the parish church ofDelea Nouă – Calist, deanery of Bucharest district 2, was re-consecrated. The re-consecration service was celebrated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests. The re-consecration…
The day of October 14th represents for the city of Iași, and also for the entire Romanian Orthodoxy, a feast of spiritual joy, of living and confessing faith, and a witness of the love of the Romanian People for the Saints and the Church of God. This year, the pilgrims arriving to bow before the…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, consecrated today, 07 October 2015, the iconostasis of the church ofCotroceniPalace in Bucharest, in the presence of His Excellency Mr Klaus Werner Iohannis, President of Romania. The event took place on the feast of the spiritual protectors of the church – Saints Great Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, whose memory…
The sermon of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered on the feast of Saints Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, the dedication day of the Church of Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Wednesday, 07 October 2015: The consecration of the new iconostasis of the church of Cotroceni Palace, a representative monument for Romanian medieval culture, spirituality and…
The sermon of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered on the feast of Saints Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus, the dedication day of the Church of Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest, Wednesday, 07 October 2015: The consecration of the new iconostasis of the church of Cotroceni Palace, a representative monument for Romanian medieval culture, spirituality and…
The synaxis of abbots and abbesses in the Archbishopric of Bucharest and of the patriarchal stavropegic monasteries took place from 05 to 06 October 2015, at the social and pastoral Centre Holy Cross of Caraiman Monastery, Prahova County. The subjects discussed were today’s mission of the parish and of the monastery, and also the life…