Romanian Patriarchate

Romanian Patriarchate’s representative to Cyprus awarded Order of Cultural Merit by President Iohannis

The Romanian Patriarchate’s representative to Cyprus, Fr. Matei Petre, received an order of cultural merit from the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis, in recognition of his efforts to consolidate Romanian spirituality and culture in the Republic of Cyprus. The President of Romania signed the decoration decree for the Rev. Stavrophore Fr. Matei Petre on January…

Jan 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

They protect us in 2022: The Saints who prayed unceasingly to God

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has decided that 2022 will be the Commemorative Year of the Holy Hesychasts Symeon the New Theologian, Gregory Palamas and Paisius Velichkovsky of Neamț in the Romanian Patriarchate. Hesychasm is an ascetic practice of monastic origin that involves the constant repetition of the Jesus prayer: “Lord, Jesus…

Jan 11, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

A look back at the Romanian Patriarchate’s main philanthropic work in the second year of the pandemic

Father Ciprian Ion Ioniţă, Coordinating Patriarchal Adviser at the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Patriarchal Administration, spoke at Radio Trinitas about the philanthropic activities carried out by the Romanian Patriarchate in the second year of the pandemic. Father Ciprian Ioniţă said that throughout this period, “support has been maintained for the medical units involved in the…

Jan 4, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia: Orthodox community builds its first church in just 40 days

One Orthodox community in the Republic of Moldova is experiencing the joy of finally having their own church. And the Church of Sts. Seraphim of Sarov, Catherine, and John (Maximovitch) in the Chișinău suburb of Floreni was built in just 40 days. His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia blessed the church with holy water on…

Dec 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s position regarding the EU digital COVID certificate

Please find below the precise point of view of the Romanian Patriarchate on the EU digital COVID certificate, which was briefly expressed at the meeting of representatives of religious denominations with the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health of the Romanian Government at the Coral Temple in Bucharest on December 2, 2021. On November…

Dec 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

PHOTO: All-night vigil for St Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher of Thessalonica on the Hill of the Patriarchate – 2021

His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești officiated the all-night vigil in honour of Great Martyr Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher, on Hill of the Patriarchate, on Monday, October 25, 2021. Photography courtesy of: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Oct 26, 2021Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Melkite-Catholic Patriarch Youssef Absi visits Romanian Patriarchate: I was impressed by the faith of the Romanian people

Patriarch Youssef Absi, the Melkite-Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, visited the Romanian Patriarchate on Friday, September 24, 2021. He was welcomed at the Palace of the Patriarchate by the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploieşti. After the meeting, Patriarch Youssef Absi shared his impressions of his “visit-pilgrimage” to Romania. “I thank His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel for…

Sep 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Fr Nicolae Lauruc officially becomes new vicar of Romania’s Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate

On August 1, 2021, Father Nicolae Lauruc has officially begun his new role as the vicar of the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania. Vicar Nicolae Lauruc celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in his new dignity at the Orthodox Church in Ruscova, Maramures County, for the feast of the Glorious Prophet Elijah, according to the unrevised…

Aug 4, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate’s Representation to EU: Matić Report amplifies rifts in today’s Europe

The Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions transmitted that the Matić Report amplifies division in today’s Europe on issues that, according to the founding treaty of the Union, should be regulated exclusively by each member state. “In stark contrast to the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, which clearly stipulates…

Jun 28, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bessarabian woman donates her fortune for a church to offer prayers for the unity of Romanians

Thanks to the faith and piety of one Bessarabian woman, the new Church of St. Nicholas and St. Stephen the Great is being built in the town of Edineț, in the Republic of Moldova. In her will, Maria Andronache bequeathed her fortune for the building of a church that “will belong canonically to the Romanian…

Jun 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate’s journalists gather in prayer to the Most Holy Trinity on Pentecost Monday (VIDEO)

The Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate marked its patronal feast on Pentecost Monday, on June 21, 2021, when the Church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. On this occasion, His Grace Varlaam of Ploiești, patriarchal auxiliary bishop and coordinator of the Basilica Media Centre, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the…

Jun 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu