Orthodox Church

Proud for… being a sinner

The Holy Scripture states unequivocally: homosexuality is a sin. That does not imply that he who sins is lost. On the contrary, the Church detests the sin, but loves the sinners and saves them by their correction. But what happens when sin is believed to be a virtue? Exactly what we see on the streets…

Jun 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel re-consecrates 517-year old Dealu Monastery, ‘an important landmark of Romanian national identity’

Marking its 517th anniversary, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel re-consecrated Sunday the church of Dealu Monastery referring to it as ‘an important landmark of Romanian national identity and unity’. The Patriarch of Romania said that this monastic settlement is ‘the holy place keeping as in a reliquary the honourable head of Ruler Prince Michael the Brave,…

Jun 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch declares Elder Iakovos Tsalikis a Saint in a ceremony in Evia

Thousands of believers from Greece, Australia, Germany and other countries attended the canonization ceremony of Elder Iakovos Tsalikis held on June 2-3, 2018, at St David Monastery in Evia led by His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The Metropolis of Chalkida organized a series of events occasioned by the official announcement of numbering the former abbot…

Jun 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy and Great Council Minutes to be published soon, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announces

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople has announced that the minutes of the Holy and Great Council held on the island of Crete in the summer of 2016 will soon be published. The news came in the form of a message delivered to the 8th International Conference of Orthodox Theology on the theme, “The…

May 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Polish independence centennial celebrated at the new Agia Sophia Orthodox Cathedral

Only three years after the laying of the foundation stone, the first ever Divine Liturgy was celebrated Saturday, May 19, 2018, within the walls of Warsaw’s new Agia Sophia Orthodox Cathedral, marking the centennial of the regaining of Polish independence in 1918. As reported by the website of the Polish Orthodox Church, the Divine Liturgy…

May 30, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica Media Centre: Mission to cultivate the unity of faith and nation of Romanians

On the patronal feast of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel conveyed a message to the Media Centre’s staff pointing to their mission to cultivate the unity of faith and nation of Romanians. The Feast of the Holy Trinity is the first patronal feast of the Basilica Media Centre…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

The Holy Spirit wants to dwell inside the human soul: Patriarch Daniel on Pentecost

‘The Holy Spirit wants to dwell in the human soul to make every human being an image of Christ,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said Sunday at the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Pentecost at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinai and the Assistant Bishop…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new bishops, reiterates position on civil partnerships

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held Thursday, 24 May 2018, its working session at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Given the insistent request of the clergy and lay believers of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the Holy Synod elected by secret vote His…

May 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Matrona summons believers on her first feast held in Romania

For the first time in Romania Saint Matrona of Moscow was liturgically celebrated Wednesday at Tabacu Church in Bucharest where the Russian Orthodox community attends the divine services. Although she was born blind and lost the use of her legs at the age of 17, for her ascetic life and unceasing prayer, God bestowed upon…

May 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan urges believers to attend Romanian referendum on marriage definition

At the end of the Divine Liturgy celebrated Monday at St George Church in Botosani, Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina urged the believers to attend the Romanian referendum on marriage definition. ‘If God blesses us and the country’s authorities will listen to the people’s voice to organize the referendum on family protection, may none…

Apr 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Representatives of the Orthodox Churches hold CEC Pre-Assembly consultation in Paris

At the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s initiative, the representatives of several local Orthodox Churches gathered in Paris for consultation regarding their participation at the Conference of European Churches General Assembly that will take place in Novi Sad, Serbia, on May 31 – June 7, 2018. Attendees at the April 19 meeting included Metropolitan Emmanuel of France (Ecumenical…

Apr 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu