Dioceses

Cernica Monastery installs new canopy for relics of St Dumitru Stăniloae

Cernica Monastery has recently acquired a new canopy for the reliquary containing the relics of St Dumitru Stăniloae the Confessor. Beside it stands an icon depicting the saint, who the Romanian Orthodox Church canonised in 2024. Made in white, red and gold, the new decorative structure features carved columns, floral motifs and a prominent pediment. The…

Oct 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

New church dedicated to St Gabriel of Georgia to be built in Râmnicu Vâlcea

The foundation stone for the church of Goranu Parish in Râmnicu Vâlcea was blessed on Saturday. The new place of worship will be dedicated to St Gabriel of Georgia, who was recently added to the calendar of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The service was celebrated by Metropolitan Theodore of Akhaltsikhe and Tao-Klarjeti of the Georgian…

Sep 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Fragment of the Holy Cross brought to Romania by Greek Orthodox metropolitan

Metropolitan Varnavas of Neapolis and Stavroupolis of the Orthodox Church of Greece brought a fragment of the venerable wood of the Holy Cross to the Church of St. Paraskeva and the Life-Giving Spring (Union Cathedral) in Focșani, Romania, on Sunday. Archbishop Ciprian of Buzău and Vrancea celebrated the Divine Liturgy with the Greek hierarch. Archbishop…

Sep 21, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Casian praises firefighters as ‘an army of good’ on patron saint’s feast

Archbishop Casian of Lower Danube blessed firefighters in Galați on Tuesday on the feast of St. Joseph the New of Partoș, their spiritual protector. “We rejoice in this wonderful army of good,” His Eminence said. Officers, non-commissioned officers, and other personnel from the General Eremia Grigorescu Inspectorate for Emergency Situations in Galați attended the service,…

Sep 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Antonie calls for reconciliation and unity as Metropolis of Bessarabia marks 34 years since reactivation

“It is time to draw closer to one another, so that common prayer and active love may prepare the way for communion and unity within our ancestral Church,” Metropolitan Antonie said on Monday as the Metropolis of Bessarabia marked 34 years since its reactivation. Metropolitan Antonie celebrated a Te Deum service at the Metropolitan Chapel…

Sep 15, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

St Anne’s relics arrive in Constanța after pilgrimage in Bucharest

Faithful from Constanța and pilgrims from several regions of Romania venerated the reliquary containing the right foot of St Anne, the mother of the Mother of God, on Sunday. The sacred relic was brought from St George the New Church in Bucharest to the Archdiocesan Cathedral in Constanța. The holy relics, which belong to Koutloumousiou…

Sep 15, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians and Serbs honour St Magdalena of Malajnica at local canonisation proclamation

Romanians and Serbs from the Timok Valley region honoured St Magdalena of Malajnica on Sunday at the local proclamation of her canonisation, held at Malajnica Monastery in Serbia. Metropolitan Ioan of Banat celebrated the Divine Liturgy with Bishops Lucian of Caransebeș, Nicodim of Severin and Strehaia, Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia, Ieronim of Dacia Felix, and…

Sep 15, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Timotei: St Anne’s relics are a ‘great blessing’ for families hoping for children

Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova of the Archdiocese of Bucharest said on Wednesday that the presence of St Anne’s relics in the Romanian capital represents “a great blessing for the entire country and especially for families who do not have children but hope to have them”. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated at St George the…

Sep 10, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Central Detention Centre opens chapel dedicated to Sts Moses the Ethiopian and Demetrius the New

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești consecrated a chapel on Saturday at the Central Detention Centre of the Bucharest General Directorate of Police (DGPMB). Concelebrating were Archimandrite Ciprian Grădinaru, ecclesiarch of the National Cathedral Chapel; Fr Ciprian Ion Ioniță, patriarchal adviser; Fr Mihai Hau, honorary patriarchal adviser; Fr Ionuț Bărbulescu, Archpriest of Bucharest’s Sector 4;…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Râmnic Archdiocese dedicates September to St Anthimos the Iberian and Romanian-Georgian fellowship

The Archdiocese of Râmnic has dedicated September to St Anthimos the Iberian and to fellowship between the Romanian and Georgian peoples. Cultural, sporting and artistic events, as well as pilgrimages, are being organised throughout the month. According to the diocese, the events held during this period recognise St Anthimos’ spiritual, cultural and administrative contribution as…

Sep 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Local proclamation of canonisation of St Magdalena of Malajnica to take place in Serbia

The Romanian Orthodox Malajnica Monastery of the Timok Vicariate, Diocese of Dacia Felix, Serbia, will host celebrations for the local proclamation of the canonisation of St Magdalena of Malajnica on 12–13 September 2026. Hierarchs, clergy, representatives of authorities and institutions from Romania and the Republic of Serbia, as well as numerous faithful and pilgrims, are…

Sep 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu