“Even if we had the most dedicated educators, the most loving parents, even if, by some miracle, we had the best government and the best schools in the world, none of this would help, would not matter, if you, the students, do not fulfil your part of the responsibility,” His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Paisie…
The NEPSIS Youth Congress of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal concluded last Saturday with a Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Timotei, the Romanian hierarch overseeing the Iberian peninsula. In his homily, Bishop Timotei addressed the youth about the meaning of true love and cautioned them about the potential pitfalls common to their…
At the beginning of the new school year, Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu issued a message underscoring the necessity for formative education, authentic role models, and spiritual guidance for young people. “We must understand that it is not only informative education that is needed but also formative education, along with authentic role models and spiritual references,”…
His Grace Bishop Makary of Glavinitsa, the assistant bishop of the Metropolitan of Ruse from the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, celebrated the Divine Liturgy Monday at the Oborul Vechi Church of Saints Joachim and Anna in Bucharest. In his sermon, he emphasized Saints Joachim and Anna’s unwavering trust in God’s plan: “We must have this same…
The “Holy Apostles” Parish in Zeebrugge, Belgium, signed an agreement on Monday to officially acquire the “Stella Maris” Church, where the parish community has prayed for over 11 years. The agreement was signed at Bruges City Hall. The Department for Romanians Abroad and additional donors provided financial support. Attending the event were Bishop Marc of…
Members of various Christian churches and denominations from across Europe gathered in Warsaw from September 5 to September 10 for the Academic Meeting of the European Society for Ecumenical Research—Societas Oecumenica. This year’s event commemorated the 1,700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council (Nicea, 325 AD). The meeting’s theme focused on the contemporary reception of…
A group of pilgrims from the Republic of Moldova, currently visiting the Island of Chios, Greece, received a blessing from Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew following the Divine Liturgy at the Church of the Dormition of the Mother of God in Kallimasia. The group was accompanied by Father Marin Osoianu, director of the “Emaus” Pilgrimage Centre of…
Father Nicolae Steinhardt’s seminal work, “The Journal of Joy,” will be published in its entirety in English by St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press in New York. The volume is currently available for pre-order. In his book, Steinhardt writes, “The test that never fails, the definitive criterion for drawing close to Christ is good cheer. Only a…
“Every young person needs the blessing and care of God, whose guiding and protective presence illuminates the mind and reveals the depths of knowledge,” said Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacău on the occasion of the new school year 2024-2025. “We extend our deepest appreciation to all the educators working in the schools within the…
Two Romanian parishes in Georgia, USA, held memorial services on Sunday for math teacher Cristina Irimie, who tragically lost her life last week in the school shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. Father Nicolae Clempuș from St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Church in Dacula (Romanian Orthodox Church) and Father Nicolae Acsente from Sts. Constantine and…
As the 2024-2025 school year began, Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church congratulated students, parents, teachers, and educators. He emphasized the importance of Christian education, calling it “light for society” and essential for the spiritual growth of individuals in communion with God. Patriarch Daniel highlighted that Christian education fosters values such as love, kindness,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has sent a message of blessing and encouragement to the participants of the 30th International Inter-Christian Conference on Orthodox Spirituality, held on September 3-6, 2024, at the Monastery of Bose in Italy. The event, organized under the leadership of Father Sabino Chialà, the monastery’s prior, brought…
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas sent a message of condolences on Thursday after Wednesday’s shooting attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. One of the victims is a Romanian-born math teacher and member of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Dacula, Georgia. “It was with great sadness that we learned about the attack…
The Romanian Patriarchate, noting with regret and sadness that services in the Romanian language can no longer be held in Chernivtsi’s Chapel of the Bukovina Metropolitans, who spoke and officiated religious services in Romanian, stands in solidarity with the Orthodox Romanians of Chernivtsi, who call for the reopening of the historic chapel for religious services…
His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova spoke on Tuesday evening to the faithful at the “Holy Archangel Michael” Church in Limassol, Cyprus. The Romanian hierarch presented the history of monasticism and its importance for the life of the Church and society, with a special emphasis on Romanian monasticism. “The life of monastics helps the…
His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova met on Tuesday with His Excellency Dan Mihalache, Ambassador of Romania to Cyprus. The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest was accompanied by the members of the Romanian delegation that brought Hieromartyr Cyprian’s relics to Cyprus. The President of the Alliance of Romanians in the Republic of…
The Romanian delegation accompanying St Cyprian’s relics to Cyprus, led by Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, was received by His Beatitude Archbishop George of Cyprus, on Tuesday. His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova conveyed Patriarch Daniel’s blessing and spoke about the importance of the Church of Cyprus and its role…
A delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate accompanying the Hieromartyr Cyprian’s relics on a pilgrimage to Cyprus visited the official Representation of the Jerusalem Patriarchate in Nicosia on Monday. The Romania delegation, led by His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Bucharest, was received by Metropolitan Timothy of Vostra, Exarch of the…
“The question of this day of the beginning of the Church Year is: Do we welcome God’s word or do we behave like those in Nazareth, who did not rejoice when they heard it?” said His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova on Sunday. The assistant bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest began the Church…
His Eminence Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol welcomed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, the Romanian delegation accompanying a fragment of the Hieromartyr Cyprian’s holy relics, brought to Limassol, Cyprus, from Bucharest’s Zlătari Church. The official reception took place at the “Holy Archangel Michael” Church. It included a Doxology officiated in the presence of His Excellency Dan…