ştiri ortodoxe

Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers renovate oncology hospital ward in Bucharest

Bucharest’s “Dr Al. Trestioreanu” Oncology Institute inaugurated on Tuesday its Medical Oncology Ward No. 2, renovated by Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers. In record time – only 60 days – they provided over 200,000-Euros refurbishing works. His Eminence Varlaam of Ploiești, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop, was Patriarch Daniel’s delegate to the event. Among the participants were Archimandrite…

Nov 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Feast of St. Nektarios: Service in Aegina to be broadcast live

The online television platform Pemptousia will live-stream the Great Festive Vespers and the Liturgical Procession of the Honorable Head of St. Nektarios on Monday from the Holy Trinity Monastery on the island of Aegina, beginning at 18.30 Athens time or 16.30 GMT, Orthodoxia News Agency reports. On Tuesday, the Orthros service and the Archieratical Divine…

Nov 8, 2021Gheorghe Anghel

Basilica.ro Director congratulates Diaconia Mission: Their work inspires Romanians from all over the world

“The work of the Diaconia Mission is a beacon of light which inspires Romanians from all over the world,” declared Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica New Agency, about the organization which represents the social “arm” of the Metropolis of Bessarabia. Diaconia has recently celebrated 20 years of social mission. In an interview for the…

Nov 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

3,000 needy children receive winter boots from Romanian priest

When Fr. Claudiu Banu launched the Shoe a Poor Child campaign, he hoped to provide 1,000 children with winter boots. But there turned out to be so much support for this blessed work that they were able to provide 3,000 pairs of boots. Fr. Claudiu is experienced in such work. He is the founder of…

Nov 5, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

Elder Victorin, who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk, prayerfully remembered at Sihastria Monastery

His Grace Nichifor of Botoșani officiated last Saturday, at Sihăstria (Neamț) Monastery, the seven-year commemoration service for Archimandrite Victorin Oanele, the abbot who tonsured Patriarch Daniel a monk. “God has always had a variety of works throughout history,” said the Auxiliary Bishop of the Iași Archdiocese after the service. “Every human person has a calling…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Lebanese Female Chanter Ribale Wehbé: There is nothing more beautiful than to know how to praise God

She is 22. She comes from a country where Orthodox Christians are a minority and travels worldwide praising God in the millennia-old musical tradition known as Byzantine music. She invites young men and women to start learning Byzantine chant. “I don’t think that there is something more beautiful than to know how to praise God,”…

Oct 31, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel urges responsible freedom during pandemic: The greatest gifts are health and salvation

“Everyone must be aware, free and responsible when their health is in danger because we do not know if we are prepared enough to go beyond. That is why the Desert Fathers asked God for an extra moment of life to repent,” the Patriarch of Romania cautioned on Wednesday, speaking about the healing works of…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Life-size statue of King Michael I unveiled in Sinaia marking 100 years since the monarch’s birth

A statue of King Michael I was unveiled on October 25 in Sinaia, marking 100 years since the birth of the country’s last monarch. The ceremony took place in the park in front of Sinaia City Hall. Representatives of the central and local authorities, members of the civil society, representatives of the Romanian Army, clergy…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel sends condolences: Bishop Gurie distinguished himself by his vocation for dialogue and communion

Following the death of Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his to His Grace Assistant Bishop Nestor of Hunedoara and the members of the Diocesan Council and Assembly. The Patriarch of Romania expressed his grief over the repose of His Grace Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara, highlighting…

Oct 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New begin in Bucharest: VIDEO

The celebrations of Saint Demetrius the New, the Protector of Bucharest, have begun in Bucharest. The holy relics of St. Demetrius the New, St. John Jacob of Neamț, the protector of the Romanian diaspora, the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen and St. Nectarios were placed on the porch of the Patriarchal Cathedral to be venerated…

Oct 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

EU Anti-Trafficking Day: Most of the victims are from Romania

The vast majority of EU’s trafficking victims (74%) come from Romania. The Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) issued on Monday – EU Anti-Trafficking Day – a statement asking member states to counter technology-assisted human trafficking. The main purpose of human trafficking is sexual exploitation, while a…

Oct 18, 2021Ștefana Totorcea