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Bishop Varlaam offers thanksgiving prayers on Basilica Media Centre’s 11th anniversary

Following the Divine Liturgy celebrated Monday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti offered thanksgiving prayers on the 11th anniversary of the Basilica Media Centre. His Grace Bishop Varlaam is an assistant bishop to the Romanian Patriarch, the secretary of the Holy Synod, and the coordinator of the Basilica Media…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Varlaam celebrates Divine Liturgy on Basilica Media Centre’s Patronal Feast

The staff of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate attended Monday, May 28, the Divine Liturgy celebrated by His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the Patronal Feast of the media institution. The concelebrating assembly included: Nicolae Dascalu, patriarchal adviser, head of Lumina Publications, Fr Teodor Gradinaciuc, patriarchal adviser…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian is second most common non-British nationality in UK

Number of Romanian nationals living in UK in 2017 estimated to be 411,000, up 25% on 2016, The Guardian reports. There are now more Romanians living in the UK than there are Irish nationals or Indians, official figures reveal. Romania has overtaken the Republic of Ireland and India to move from fourth to second most-common…

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

Holy Synod elects new bishops for Bessarabia and Romania

During its working session held Thursday, May 24, the Holy Synod elected two bishops for the vacant episcopal sees in the Metropolis of Bessarabia and an assistant bishop to the Diocese of Maramures and Satmar. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Veniamin Goreanu was elected Bishop for the Southern Bessarabia Diocese, and the Assistant Bishop to the…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod to appoint bishops for vacant episcopal sees

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Thursday at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest for its working session. The themes on the agenda announced in the opening of the works by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the Holy Synod’s Chairman, include the election of hierarchs for some vacant episcopal sees…

May 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Joseph Naniescu, declared a Saint in his home village in Moldova

Metropolitan Joseph Naniescu was declared a saint Tuesday, May 22, in his home village of Razalai in the Republic of Moldova, two months after his canonization ceremony held in Romania. St Joseph’s canonization was proclaimed locally for a second time in the Republic of Moldova, given that in Romania’s neighbouring country operates the Romanian Orthodox…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

New Romanian Church to be built in Melbourne

A new church will be built at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Melbourne, Australia, that will be dedicated to three Romanian Saints, Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand reported. The church will be built in the honour of Hieromartyr Teodosie of Brazi, Metropolitan of Moldavia, Saint Gregory the Teacher, Metropolitan of Wallachia, and Saint…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel presides over Divine Liturgy on Patriarchal Cathedral’s dedication day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church Monday presided over the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral on the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, the Cathedrals’ patron saints. Many believers attended the service on the Patriarchate’s Hill, having the opportunity to venerate the relics of Sts…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Church on Naxos island wins European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage

One of Greece’s most renowned churches, the 8th Century Byzantine temple of St Kyriaki in Naxos has become a recipient of the 2018 Europa Nostra Award which stands for the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage. The picturesque Agia Kyriaki is one of the most popular sightseeing spots on Naxos island. The prize was given…

May 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel welcomes new Mexican Ambassador in Bucharest

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church welcomed Thursday, 10 May 2018, at his patriarchal residence His Excellency the new Ambassador of Mexico to Romania, Gulliermo Ordoria. The Ambassador was accompanied by Carlos García Delgado, the head of the Mexican Embassy’s Chancery, and secretary Martín Borrego Llorente. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel thanked the…

May 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu