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Liturgy of the neighbour: Addiction therapy centre inaugurated at Monastery

The Life-Giving Spring Centre for addiction therapy was inaugurated at the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Tisa-Silvestri in northeast Romania on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The centre, intended for treatment of both alcohol and drug addictions, operates at the monastery as part of the Siloam Socio-Medical Association. The complex was blessed by His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Divine Liturgy celebrated at tallest wooden church in Europe

His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramures and Satmar on Sunday, April 14, 2019, presided over the Divine Liturgy at Săpânţa-Peri Monastery, whose wooden church is the tallest in Europe. The 78-metre high tower of the church dedicated to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is visible at a distance of about 5…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The new Metropolitan of Glyfada has been enthroned

In the presence of many people, the enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Glyfada, Antonios, took place today, Tuesday, April 16, Romfea News reports. The Metropolitan arrived in the courtyard of the Holy Metropolitan Church of Sts Constantine and Helen in Glyfada, where Bishop Konstantinos of Androusa handed him over the Archieratic rod. The new…

Apr 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch: Notre-Dame is not just a cathedral, it is the symbol of common ideals of humanity

In a letter of compassion sent to the President of France Emmanuel Macron following the fire that broke out at Notre Dame Cathedral, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said that ‘it is not just a Cathedral, but it represents a visible meeting point of Christian faith and human genius, a symbol of the common ideals of humanity,…

Apr 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian PM visits St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest

During his stay in Romania, the Prime-minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze visited the monastic settlement founded in Bucharest by Saint Anthimos the Iberian. The Georgian PM was welcomed at the Monastery by the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti on Monday, April 15, 2019. After accompanying PM Bakhtadze to the monastery’s main church and museum,…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif expresses solidarity with French people and Catholic Church following Notre Dame Fire

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe expressed his solidarity with the French people, the Roman-Catholic Church, and the Archdiocese of Paris after a fire broke out at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on Monday. ‘We are deeply saddened by the catastrophe hitting the capital of France,’ His Eminence Metropolitan…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest to sing at International Concert of Byzantine Music in Lebanon

A member of the Byzantion choir and priest within the Archdiocese of Bacau and Roman, Father Alexandru Grigoraş will perform during an International Concert of Byzantine Music that will take place on Friday, April 19, 2019, in Beirut, Lebanon. Church chanters from seven different countries will sing Lenten hymns in the capital of Lebanon during…

Apr 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New deacon ordained as new hope for an enhanced work at Bucharest parish

The Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti on Sunday performed the ordination to the diaconate of Basilica News Agency’s Editor Iulian Dumitrascu noting that he is ‘a hope for an enhanced work in a parish that is already distinguished by a multitude of spiritual and social works’. The ordination was performed during the Divine Liturgy…

Apr 15, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox churches on Romanian Football Team 2019/20 kit

The Orthodox Cathedral of Sts Peter and Paul in Constanta, the Buried Church of Istria, the fortress of Capidava and other tourist attractions of Constanta County were the inspiration for FC Farul Constanța’s 2019/20 kit. The players will wear t-shirts promoting local sights and monuments ‘to strengthen the tie between the team and the community…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Chamber of Deputies establishes St Sava Day as holiday of Serbian minority in Romania

The Chamber of Deputies on Wednesday, April 10, 2019, adopted the legislative draft for the establishment of Saint Sava Day as a holiday of the Serbian minority in Romania to be celebrated on January 27 every year. All 246 deputies present voted in favour. Saint Sava Nemanja was the first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Famous Orthodox Photography Website celebrates 15th anniversary

The renowned OrthPhoto.net website dedicated to Orthodox Photography celebrated Wednesday, April 10, its 15th anniversary. Defined as an online community of amateur and professional photographers who wish to share and exhibit photographs presenting the Orthodox Christian faith as experienced throughout the world, OrthPhoto was established on April 10, 2004. The online gallery of Orthodox pictures…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu