Saint Demetrius 2025

Relics of Saint Demetrius the New brought to Romania’s National Cathedral for veneration

On the evening of October 29, 2025, starting at 6:30 p.m., the reliquary containing the Holy Relics of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest, will be brought to the National Cathedral, where it will be placed for veneration in the Holy Altar. The relics of Saint Demetrius the New will remain there until…

Oct 29, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch: Autocephaly and the patriarchal rank are not mere historical facts — they are the very life of the Church in Romania

“Autocephaly and the patriarchal rank are not mere historical facts — they are the very life of the Church in Romania,” said His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, on Monday, after concelebrating the Divine Liturgy with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Outdoor Altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral. The service was attended by hierarchs of…

Oct 28, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel explains continuity of holiness among Romanians through the link between Saints Demetrius and John Jacob

At the conclusion of the “Way of the Saints” procession held in Bucharest to mark the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest, Patriarch Daniel delivered a message highlighting the spiritual connection between Saint Demetrius the New and Saint John Jacob of Neamț. He explained that the lives and witness of these two…

Oct 23, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Thousands join “Way of the Saints” Procession in Bucharest; Patriarch Daniel: Every Christian is a pilgrim to Heaven

The “Way of the Saints” procession took place on Thursday through the streets of the Romanian capital. Pilgrims were greeted by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the outdoor Altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral, where he emphasised the spiritual meaning of the pilgrimage. The procession began from two points. The first group departed from the Patriarchal…

Oct 23, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu