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He described the Romanian Church as a vital bridge within the Orthodox world and a link between East and West. He also stressed the need for Orthodox Churches to bear a united witness in addressing today\u2019s social and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_508623\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-508623\" style=\"width: 1600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-508623 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/audienta-mitropolitul-de-serres-si-ps-varlaam-ploiesteanul-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-508623\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Varlaam showed the icons of the newly canonized Romanian Saints to Metropolitan Theologos of Serres and Nigrita. Photo: Lumina Newspaper \/ Mihnea P\u0103duraru<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The meeting concluded with a visit to the Patriarchal Cathedral by Metropolitan Theologos and the Greek delegation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His Eminence Metropolitan Theologos was in Bucharest from December 5-7, 2024, to formally present the relic of Saint Theodore Tyro to the B\u0103rb\u0103tescu Vechi Parish, part of the Fifth District Deanery of the Romanian capital.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Issued by the Department for Church, Interfaith, and External Community Relations.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Photo: Lumina Newspaper \/ Mihnea P\u0103duraru<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BasilicaNews\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-495171\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"889\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-889x148.gif 889w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1024x171.gif 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-1536x256.gif 1536w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/banner-x-en-2048x341.gif 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>His Grace Varlaam of Ploie\u0219ti, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop and Secretary of the Holy Synod, received a delegation from the Orthodox Church of Greece, led by His Eminence Metropolitan Theologos of Serres and Nigrita, at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest on Friday afternoon, December 6, 2024. 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