Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific

Bishop Iachint urges Christians to show compassion for those who suffer

“Let us not become accustomed to the suffering of those around us. Let us bear our cross with patience, like Lazarus, listen to God’s word while we still have time, and joyfully share what we have received as a gift, following the example of the Holy Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian,” Assistant Bishop Iachint of…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church convenes new National Church Assembly for 2026–2030

The Romanian Orthodox Church held its inaugural National Church Assembly meeting in Bucharest on Wednesday, establishing the body that will serve as one of the Church’s central deliberative authorities for the 2026–2030 term. His Grace Bishop Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, led a Te…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Assist. Bishop Iachint of the Pacific celebrates name day on feast of St Hyacinth of Vicina

His Grace Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand celebrates the feast day of his patron saint, St Hyacinth, Metropolitan of Wallachia, on Wednesday. Born on 22 June 1989 in Bucharest to Constantin and Margareta Vardianu, the bishop received the name Ioan Cătălin at Baptism. In…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Iachint of the Pacific offers hope to grieving Romanians abroad: Christians weep, but with hope

Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand highlighted on Sunday the suffering of Romanians living abroad, who often face the pain of losing loved ones who remained in Romania. “Christians weep, but they weep with hope,” the bishop said. His Grace concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with…

Oct 19, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific: Holiness is cultivated within the family

Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand emphasised on Tuesday, the feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God, that “holiness is cultivated within the family, and the Mother of God was born into the family of two faithful people who prayed together”. Bishop Mihail…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Iachint: Christ can be either a stumbling block or the firm foundation of our lives

His Grace Bishop Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, emphasised that Christ can become either a “stumbling block” or the “firm foundation” of our lives, depending on how we receive and fulfil the word of God. Bishop Iachint celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Life-Giving…

Aug 31, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox bishop in Australia urges families to teach children the faith

His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand served on Sunday at the Romanian Orthodox Parish of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs in Sydney, Australia. “Let us teach our children our Orthodox Christian faith,” His Grace said. The hierarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with His Grace Bishop Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of…

Aug 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian bishop in Sydney: The Mother of God remains present among Christians

“Although the Mother of God was humble throughout her life, she was not absent,” Romanian Orthodox Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand said on Saturday at the Saint Mary Romanian Orthodox Parish in Sydney, Australia. “Just as the Ascension of the Lord did not mean, and did not remain, an absence from the midst…

Aug 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Youngest Romanian bishop urges young people in diaspora to ‘be bridges, not walls’

“You are the heart of the Church scattered throughout the world, like the seed of the Gospel carried to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8),” Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand told young Orthodox Christians on Wednesday. Marking International Youth Day, the youngest hierarch…

Aug 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Only after you believe God can help you can you begin the journey of renewal, Bishop Iachint says

“Only after you believe that God can help you can you take the first step on the path of renewal and salvation,” His Grace Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, said on Sunday at St Mary Romanian Orthodox Parish in Wellington, New Zealand. Reflecting on…

Aug 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

At first New Zealand liturgy, Bishop Iachint calls Transfiguration a path to spiritual renewal

“To see Christ in the light of His divinity, we too must ascend a Mount Tabor,” Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand said on Thursday at his first Divine Liturgy celebrated in New Zealand. Addressing the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Parish of the Dormition…

Aug 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu