Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Virtual visit to Archbishop Pimen’s tomb

“Come from time to time to recollect your thoughts in this holy place, asking the Archbishop’s blessing and intercession with God for those of us still in the world.” These are the words Metropolitan Teofan told the believers who came to the late Archbishop Pimen’s funeral. The Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti was interred last…

May 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Religion professor creates animated video lessons to help children learn the Orthodox faith from home

The coronavirus pandemic did not only generate panic and fear. It was also the source of constructive, useful projects, a true materialization of Christian love and creativity. The “Minute of Religion” is one such example, an atypical way for a teacher to address his students on religious topics using short animated videos. “In the context…

May 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Huși Diocese issues press release on the case of former bishop Corneliu Onilă

A former bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held for 30 days after the prosecutors have charged him with sexual abuse on a former student of his at the Orthodox theological seminary in Huși, Eastern Romania, where he used to work as a professor. The former bishop of Huși, Corneliu Onilă, held this dignity…

May 26, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The blind man becomes an enlightener of many, Patriarch Daniel says

Patriarch Daniel focused his sermon on Sunday, May 24, on the way God can work through an invalid person, the blind man who became an enlightener of many, a teacher for us and a confessor of Christ. ‘Sickness is not always a consequence of sin, but it can also be an opportunity for God’s secret…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers Archbishop Pimen as Father of Bukovina and friend of Putna Saints

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent an official message that was read during the funeral of Archbishop Pimen, in which he remembered the late hierarch as a ‘Father of Bukovina and a friend of the Putna Saints.’ Expressing his deep sorrow for the loss of the former Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti, Patriarch Daniel highlighted the…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

15 immortal quotes by Archbishop Pimen: Let us take care, but do not worry

Christian life means happiness, even in tribulations. We live our lives with much anxiety and much pain because of our sins according to God’s providence. God calls us to Him through both troubles and sorrows, because in this way we can become wise, we better understand the will of God, which is the sanctification of…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Funeral service for Archbishop Pimen officiated at St John the New Monastery in Suceava: VIDEO & PHOTOS

A memorial Divine Liturgy and a funeral service were held last Friday for the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti at St John the New Monastery. Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Matei Balș Infectious Diseases Institute in Bucharest following a second heart attack. He was transported…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Week in Pictures: May 11 – 17, 2020

After two months of waiting, Orthodox Romanians were able to participate in the Divine Liturgy. The joy of this moment was captured by photographers throughout Romania. Here is our weekly selection of pictures. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post:   Vezi această postare pe Instagram   O postare distribuită de Basilica News Agency (@basilica.ro) pe Mai…

May 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Metropolitan of America on St Constantine’s calling: Could he have refused it?

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea of the Americas wrote a message for the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, focusing on St Constantine’s calling to grant freedom to humankind. His Eminence noted that through Saint Constantine the Great we received freedom in God, ‘spiritual liberty which was hidden, held captive in a world…

May 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

President Iohannis sends condolences after repose of Abp Pimen, appreciates Church’s role in tackling coronavirus pandemic

Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis sent an official letter of condolences to Patriarch Daniel to express his sorrow for the death of Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Radauti. In his message, President Iohannis expressed his appreciation for the Romanian Orthodox Church’s role in tackling the new coronavirus pandemic. The following is the full text of the…

May 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Moldavia’s Bishops express condolences on death of Archbishop Pimen: A portrait of ascetic monk and sacrificial hierarch

The bishops of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina expressed ‘much sorrow’ over the death of the 90-year-old Archbishop Pimen, feeling confident that ‘we have gained an intercessor in heaven at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity.’ ‘He was dedicated to the point of neglecting himself in the work of supporting the suffering and,…

May 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu