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Romanian singer-songwriter offers recipe for success: I believe in God

Andrei Tiberiu Maria, better known by his stage name Smiley, is a Romanian singer and songwriter who hosted Romania’s Got Talent TV show for seven consecutive seasons and was a coach on the panel of The Voice Romania music competition. In a message posted Sunday on his Facebook account, Smiley wrote about his values and…

May 7, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Pope Francis meets with Holy Synod of Bulgarian Orthodox Church: ‘This meeting, which I have greatly desired’

Pope Francis held talks with Patriarch Neophyte and other members of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church at the Synodal Hall in Sofia, after his meeting with Bulgaria’s authorities, civil society and the diplomatic corps in Sofia on Sunday, May 5. The lands bearing the inheritance of Sts Cyril and Methodius Patriarch Neophyte…

May 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Video of boy singing troparion to St Ephraim of Nea Makri goes viral on social media

A video of a young boy chanting a church hymn to Saint Ephraim of Nea Makri in front of the Saint’s icon has gone viral on social media. The clip that shows a boy kneeling in front of a large icon of Saint Ephraim seems to have been shot a few weeks ago in Crete.…

May 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Demetrios of America resigns

His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios on Saturday officially tendered his resignation in writing during a meeting in Constantinople with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. The 91-year-old Archbishop’s resignation will be considered by the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate at its next session on Thursday, May 9, when it is expected to discuss the matter of succession to…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bilateral meeting between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Metropolitan Sawa of Poland

As part of his three-day visit to Poland, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew met with the Primate of the Polish Orthodox Church in Warsaw on Bright Friday, May 3, 2019. After joining the March of the Living, an event that takes place every year to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust, the Ecumenical Patriarch was welcomed at…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Priest from Bucharest Monastery offers Paschal Light to Romanians living in Dubai

A priest from Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest was appointed by the Patriarch of Romania to travel to Dubai to officiate all Easter services for the Romanian Orthodox community there. During his mission from April 21 to May 1, 2019, the V. Rev. Protosyncellus Iachint Vardianu officiated the services in Romanian language at the Annunciation…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The Life-giving Spring is a celebration of joy. We are often ignorant of how great the gift of health is: Patriarch Daniel

‘The Life-Giving Spring is a celebration of joy,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Bright Friday at Jercalai Monastery, ‘because the Mother of God, who is the living icon of the praying Church, becomes a healing spring for us through the grace bestowed upon her from Christ.’ Value the gift of health ‘We are often…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel at Agape Vespers: Peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to human soul

During his homily at the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the gifts offered by the Saviour Jesus Christ after his resurrection, saying that ‘peace and joy are two gifts that bring gladness to the human soul.’ ‘People who lack peace, who are always troubled and concerned, always feel unsafe,…

Apr 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Paschal Catechetical Homily of St. John Chrysostom

„Whosoever is a devout lover of God, let him enjoy this beautiful bright Festival. And whosoever is a grateful servant, let him joyously enter into the joy of his Lord. And if any be weary with fasting, let him now receive his reward. If any has toiled from the first hour, let him receive his…

Apr 28, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem

The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the live stream on the Facebook page of the Jerusalem Patriarchate. The Holy Light descended at about 2:30 PM. The Holy Fire appeared in the edicule (the small chapel built over the burial place of Christ) after the Orthodox…

Apr 27, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Holy Chrism is the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life, Patriarch Daniel says

After leading the sanctification of the Holy Chrism on Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about its meaning and use in the Orthodox Church, noting that the Holy Chrism is ‘the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life’. On Thursday, April 25, 2019, the Patriarch of Romania together with other hierarchs…

Apr 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu