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Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk visits the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Patriarch Bartholomew invited to Russia

On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations, together with Protopriest Igor Yakimchuck and Fr. Anatoly Churyakov of the DECR, during their visit to the Phanar. The meeting was also attended by Metropolitan Emmanuel of France and Metropolitan…

Sep 22, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria to pay official visit to Serbia

His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II, will pay an official visit to the Serbian Orthodox Church on September 22-29, 2017, when he will meet the Serbian Patriarch Irinej. The citizens of Belgrade will have an opportunity to greet His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros and his delegation at his arrival on…

Sep 20, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Metropolitan Serafim lays foundation stone of a new Romanian Church in Vienna, replica of Voronet Monastery

On Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim laid the foundation stone of a new Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital of Austria. The new church is a replica of the Voronet Monastery, a medieval monastic settlement in the northern part of Romania known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the East’. Metropolitan Serafim and the assistant bishop…

Sep 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate provides financial support to St Mary School in Bucharest, at the beginning of the school year

The Romanian Patriarchate bought new beds for the twelve preschoolers with hearing impairment of the St Mary School in Bucharest, which opened its gates for the new school year on September 11. St Mary School is the only educational institution in Bucharest that provides special courses for children with hearing impairment. Present at the opening…

Sep 13, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch blesses the restored iconography at St Nicholas Church in Bucharest

On Sunday, many faithful attended the blessing service of the restored iconography at St Nicholas and St Myron Church in Bucharest officiated by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Addressing those present, Patriarch Daniel stressed the importance and the liturgical symbolism the iconography of a church has. His Beatitude recalled that during…

Sep 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Virgin Mary’s Nativity should encourage all parents: those who have children, and those who wish for children,’ Patriarch Daniel says

During his homily on Friday, the Patriarch of Romania stressed that the Nativity of the Mother of God from barren and elderly, but also humble and praying parents should represent an encouragement to all parents who have children and for those who do not have but wish to give birth to children. His Beatitude Daniel,…

Sep 11, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Archbishop Hieronymos to take part in the celebrations marking the centenary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church

On 4 September 2017, the chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Department for External Church Relations, Met. Hilarion Alfeyev, conveyed to the Primate of the Greek Orthodox Church the invitation to take part in the celebrations marking the centenary of the restoration of the Patriarchate in the Russian Orthodox Church. In Athens, at the residence of the…

Sep 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Youth Meeting concludes. Young people to meet again next year in Sibiu, the 2007 European Capital of Culture

On Monday, the thousands of young people participating in this year’s International Orthodox Youth Meeting bade farewell to Iasi, the city of the seven hills, attending the ITO2017 closing ceremony. During the ceremony, the Archdiocese of Sibiu was appointed officially organizer of next year’s Youth Meeting. Roxana Chebac and Daniel Buzdugan presented the Sept. 4…

Sep 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | Ecumenical Patriarch intends to attend Bucharest’s National Cathedral consecration ceremony. ‘We are proud of the Romanian Church’

We follow from the Phanar, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the great and varied activity of the Holy Church of Romania, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said in an exclusive Trinitas TV interview, adding that we are proud of our once a daughter, and now the sister Church of Romania, to which I convey a special…

Aug 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți opens first hospital in Dolhasca | ‘It is a place of physical and spiritual healing’

On Sunday, the first hospital of the Suceava and Rădăuți Archdiocese was inaugurated in Dolhasca, which will provide medical services to over 10,000 inhabitants in the area. His Eminence Archbishop Pimen officiated the blessing service for the medical, social unit dedicated to St George the Victory-Bearer, after which Abp. Pimen celebrated the Divine Liturgy. The…

Aug 22, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu