Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolis local synod meets in Chișinău: decisions

The Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Bessarabia held a meeting in Chișinău on July 28, 2022. The meeting was chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia and was attended by Bishops Antonie of Bălți and Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia. The activity of the Metropolis concerning the situation in Ukraine was presented. The Synod…

Aug 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Memorial cross pays tribute to late bishop Gurie Georgiu in his hometown

A memorial cross was erected as a tribute to Bishop Gurie Georgiu of blessed memory in the churchyard of his native village of Huta in Cluj County. The monument was blessed on July 30 by five hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church, including Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureș and Sălaj, Bishops Nicodim of Severin and…

Aug 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan urges fervent prayers for peaceful times during Dormition Fast

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat addressed a message to the clergy and faithful for the Dormition Fast, urging more prayer, reflection and acts of charity. “During these two weeks of fasting, we fatherly urge all our brothers and sisters in the monastic order, the priests and the faithful of our archdiocese, to get closer to God,…

Aug 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers Patriarch Teoctist as “a light during life and over time” on 15th anniversary of repose

In a message marking the 15th anniversary of the repose of Patriarch Teoctist Arăpașu, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel remembered his predecessor as a “pious and diligent hierarch” who spread light from the light of Christ around him. Patriarch Teoctist was the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1986 to 2007. He reposed on July 30, 2007, and…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox priest coordinating addiction treatment centre: Tens of thousands have passed through our hands. 80% success rate

Father Liviu Burlacu, the coordinator of a centre for addiction therapy, explained in an interview how the lives of people affected by addiction could change for the better. The residential centre “The Life-Giving Spring”, dedicated to treating alcohol and other drug addictions, has been operating in Bogdan Voda, Bacau, Romania, since 2019. The centre was…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan meets new US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia welcomed His Excellency Kent D. Logsdon, the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, at the metropolitan residence in Chisinau on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The main topic of the discussions was religious freedom in the context of the war on the country’s…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bp Teofil of Iberia gives the example of St Ioannikios the New: We need much silence and stillness in our hearts

His Grace Assistant Bishop Teofil of Iberia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Cenicientos Monastery in Spain on its patronal feast of Saint Ioannikios the New of Muscel on July 26, 2022. A fragment of the relics of the patron saint is kept in the monastery’s church. The Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint John Jacob lived a saintly life in the 20th century. Modernity, technology are not excuses for us, Bp Varlaam says

On the feast day of St. John Jacob of Neamț, August 5, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the National Cathedral’s Chapel in Bucharest. In his sermon, His Grace presented aspects of the life of the Romanian saint and stressed that “we have no excuse not to take care…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Good is transmissible. Praying for others can change destinies, Bishop of Slatina and Romanați says

“Good is transmissible,” Bishop Sebastian of Slatina and Romanați stressed on Sunday, offering his reflections on the healing of the paralytic at Capernaum. “For the faith of the four, Christ forgave the sick man’s sins! What does this mean? This means that good is transmissible,” bishop Sebastian noted, “that the energy, the good spirit, and…

Jul 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Varlaam on Mount Athos: In the history of the Prodromitissa Icon, we observe God’s work intertwined with human work

“In the history of the Prodromitissa Icon of the Mother of God, we see how the work of God is intertwined with the work of humans,” the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești said at the Romanian Skete Prodromos on Monday. Celebrating the feast of the Panagia Prodromitissa, the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop celebrated the all-night…

Jul 27, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania turns 71

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrates his 71st birthday on Friday, July 22.  Patriarch Daniel was born in 1951 in the village of Dobrești, Bara commune, Timiș county, being the third child in the family of the teacher Alexie and Stela Ciobotea. After completing his doctoral studies in theology under the guidance of Father…

Jul 22, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu