Orthodox news

Holy Synod members congratulate Patriarch Daniel on name day. Metr. Andrei: “A powerful patriarch for difficult times”

The Patriarch of Romania on Tuesday honoured his patron saint the Prophet Daniel in liturgical communion with the members of the Holy Synod, who shared their best wishes for the Patriarch’s name day at the end of the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramures…

Dec 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod approves new Statutes for the Organization of the Romanian Orthodox Church

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met for a working session at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence on December 16, 2019, to include in a final document all the amendments made by the Holy Synod between 2008-2019 to the Statutes for the Organization and Functioning of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The…

Dec 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his name day

On the Feast of Prophet Daniel, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his name day. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Tuesday, 17 December 2019, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, followed by a Te Deum service, as a sign of gratitude brought to God for the protection and the support offered to the Patriarch of…

Dec 17, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat unclogs Timisoara crowded city roads

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat last Friday surprised passers-by on a street in Timisoara when he got out of his car and began directing a bus driver who was stuck in traffic. His Eminence was travelling with a team of journalists to film a report when he noticed the traffic jam. After giving instructions to the…

Dec 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel named Honorary Citizen of Bucharest

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania received Bucharest’s Honorary Citizenship for his contribution to the spirituality and education of the Romanian people. The Patriarch of Romania received the award from Bucharest Mayor Gabriela Firea at the Patriarchal Residence Thursday. Mayor Firea was accompanied by a delegation of the Bucharest City Hall including the former Minister…

Dec 13, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Don’t let yourself be crooked by your phones or tablets, Bishop Macarie urges

Warning the believers at Stavanger, Norway, about the addiction to new technologies, His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe said that we should not let ourselves to be crooked by our phones and tablets. “Don’t let yourself be crooked by your phones or tablets. Lift your gaze from the screen, from this virtual sky that…

Dec 13, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Byzantine chant joins UNESCO list on intangible cultural heritage

UNESCO has inscribed Byzantine chant in Cyprus and Greece on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, In Cyprus reported. The decision was taken by the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Bogota which inscribed one more element on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in…

Dec 12, 2019Sorin Ioniţe

Pariarch Daniel performs re-consecration of 200-year old church in Bucharest’s old town

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Sunday performed the re-consecration of a 200-year old church dedicated to saint Demetrios the myrrh-gusher in Bucharest’s old town. In his sermon, the Patriarch referred to the crippled woman in the Gospel reading from Luke noting that she received healing ‘in a place of prayer, where God’s word is heard,’…

Dec 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Chapel of Rebra-Parva Monastery dedicated to St Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia

The chapel of Rebra-Parva Monastery in Bistrița-Năsăud county was dedicated to Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia during a ceremony held last week by His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj. Saint Porphyrios, who was canonized by the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 2013, was included in the local calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church through synodal resolution in 2017.…

Dec 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie offers antidote to lack of self-control, a sin that grinds and divides society

During the Vespers for the feast of Saint Nicholas held at Simila Parish, His Grace Bishop Ignatie spoke about the lack of self-control as one of the sins that grind and divide society today. Bishop Ignatie said that Saint Nicholas is called a man of God and a teacher of self-control. “People no longer manage…

Dec 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Saint Nicholas is among the most popular Saints in Bucharest. The world feels Christ’s love through merciful people

Patriarch Daniel on Friday, December 6, 2019 highlighted the popularity of Saint Nicholas throughout Bucharest, Romania and the entire Christian world. “I have recently learned about the great devotion of the clergy and the believers in Bucharest to Saint Nicholas,” the patriarch said. “I knew that in Bucharest there are almost 30 churches dedicated to…

Dec 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu