{"id":571680,"date":"2026-05-13T11:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/?p=571680"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:44:04","slug":"iasi-orthodox-youth-ethnic-minorities-gathering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/en\/iasi-orthodox-youth-ethnic-minorities-gathering\/","title":{"rendered":"Ia\u0219i hosts first gathering of Orthodox youth from ethnic minority communities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Agora Events Centre of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i hosted on Saturday, May 9, the first edition of the Assembly of Orthodox Youth from Ethnic Minorities, an event organised by the CRESC Association in collaboration with the Archdiocese\u2019s Minorities Department.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur faith unites us and helps us look upon one another with honour and love,\u201d Assistant Bishop Nichifor of Boto\u0219ani told the 250 participants.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMay God grant you strength in faith, joy in meeting all the people whom the Lord places on your path, joy in the gift of life, and may you yourselves become people who enrich others, serving them with love and revealing to them your faith, the joy of your life and your hope in the Resurrection of the Lord. Let us understand that the true goal of our life is resurrection, not death.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>\u201cFaith keeps us together\u201d<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571318\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571318 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro8_.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The First Assembly of Orthodox Youth from Ethnic Minorities took place in Ia\u0219i on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro \/ Flavius \u200b\u200bPopa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fr Alexandru Baciu, coordinator of the Minorities Department of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i, expressed gratitude to Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina for blessing the organisation of the event, as well as to the auxiliary bishop for attending.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI wish to thank the priests who responded to our invitation and sent young people from their communities to be present here, so that they may learn a fundamental truth: that it is not only culture that brings them together, but above all faith in God, which unites us and keeps us together,\u201d Fr Alexandru Baciu added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Lecture and dialogue<\/h2>\n<p>After the Divine Liturgy, the young participants attended the conference \u201cHow God Sees Me\u201d, delivered by Lenu\u021ba Neac\u0219u, a young Roma woman who graduated in theology and philology, is a reserve military officer and librarian at the Bac\u0103u County Library.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571320\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571320 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro13.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bishop Nichifor of Boto\u0219ani and a young Roma woman spoke to the young people. Photo credit: Doxologia.ro \/ Flavius \u200b\u200bPopa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Participants then took part in discussion and networking sessions and enjoyed several artistic performances highlighting the identity and cultural values of ethnic communities.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cToday was a special day for us because more than 250 young people from Ukrainian and Roma communities, as well as our scholarship students from Africa, took part in this first edition of the Assembly of Orthodox Youth from Ethnic Minorities,\u201d said Dan Z\u0103h\u0103rescu, adviser within the Minorities Department of the Archdiocese of Ia\u0219i.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_571322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-571322\" style=\"width: 890px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-571322 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_-890x594.jpg 890w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_-360x240.jpg 360w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/basilica.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/2026_05_09_intalnirea-tinerilor-minoritati-agora-ps-nichifor-foto-flavius-popa-doxologia.ro4_.jpg 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 440px, (max-width: 768px) 354px, 890px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-571322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In addition to representatives of ethnic communities in the diocese, African students studying Orthodox theology in Ia\u0219i also participated. 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