charitable work

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in UK explores new charity partnerships and Filantropia UK initiative

Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland welcomed Fr Ciprian Ioniță, Patriarchal Adviser and Coordinator in the Social-Philanthropic Department of the Patriarchal Administration, and president of the Filantropia Federation, as well as Igor Belei, Executive Director of the Diaconia Social Mission in the Republic of Moldova, to his residence in Enfield on Monday. Representatives…

Oct 20, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Primates of Albania and Greece discuss social outreach and education in Athens

His Beatitude Archbishop John of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania met His Beatitude Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and All Greece on Thursday. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Archdiocese of Athens, where Bishop Barnabas of Christoupolis welcomed the Primate of the Orthodox Church of Albania. Archbishop John presented the initiatives and…

Oct 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Schema-nun Siluana Vlad remembered five years after her repose

A few days after her 77th birthday, Schema-nun Siluana Vlad reposed in the Lord on 8 June 2021. Shortly before her death, she left a message to her spiritual children: “My dear children, I ask you to call upon the name of the Lord, and know that if I pass into eternal life, I will…

Jun 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

The Romanian Orthodox Church has spent €100 million on charity over last 5 years

Over 710 social institutions carry out their activities in the dioceses of the Romanian Patriarchate and over 610 social programmes are currently undertaken by the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Romanian Patriarchate has invested over 100 million Euros in charitable work in the last five years. According to a recent report, in 2016 the Romanian Orthodox…

Apr 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu