Dioceses

Holy Cincture of the Theotokos arrives in Voluntari, Romania

The reliquary with a part of the Holy Cincture (Holy Belt) of the Mother of God from Kato Xenia Monastery arrived at St Parasceva Church in Voluntari on Thursday morning, May 30. The delegation from Greece was welcomed by Fr. Cristian Burcea, dean of Ilfov Nord Deanery, in the presence of many believers. The Holy…

May 30, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patronal Feast of Sihastria Putnei Monastery: In 19 years ‘the wilderness of before bloomed like a lily’

Leading the patronal feast of Sihastria Putnei Monastery, His Eminence Archbishop Pimen referred to the re-establishment of the monastic settlement noting that since 1990 ‘through the blessing of God and with the generosity of believers (…) the wilderness of before bloomed like a lily.’ ‘With every small contribution was made what we see here today.…

May 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Lower Land travels to Upper Land’ on the feast of St Jacob of Putna

Over 1,000 pilgrims from the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacau travelled to Putna Monastery together with their Archbishop Ioachim to celebrate the feast day of Saint Jacob of Putna on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. ‘On the 300th birthday anniversary of Saint Jacob of Putna, the Lower Land travelled to the Upper Land,’ the abbot of…

May 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

US Ambassador visits Orthodox Diocese of Huși

His Grace Bishop Ignatie of Huși welcomed Friday, April 19, 2019, the Ambassador of the United States of America to Romania, Hans Klemm, at his episcopal residence in Huși. On this occasion, Bishop Ignatie presented the US Ambassador with a book written by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel titled ‘Confessing the Truth in Love’, and a…

Apr 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Liturgy of the neighbour: Addiction therapy centre inaugurated at Monastery

The Life-Giving Spring Centre for addiction therapy was inaugurated at the Holy Annunciation Monastery in Tisa-Silvestri in northeast Romania on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The centre, intended for treatment of both alcohol and drug addictions, operates at the monastery as part of the Siloam Socio-Medical Association. The complex was blessed by His Eminence Archbishop Ioachim…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

The best pictures from the Bucharest Palm Sunday Procession over the past eight years

In Romania, the Palm Sunday Procession dates back to the interwar period, but was banned by the communists in 1948. The traditional procession restarted in 2008 with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Pointing to this religious manifestation, Patriarch Daniel stressed that it is both a reminder of the Entry of our Lord Jesus…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Divine Liturgy celebrated at tallest wooden church in Europe

His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramures and Satmar on Sunday, April 14, 2019, presided over the Divine Liturgy at Săpânţa-Peri Monastery, whose wooden church is the tallest in Europe. The 78-metre high tower of the church dedicated to the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is visible at a distance of about 5…

Apr 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Huși Orthodox Diocese condemns vandalism at Jewish cemetery

The Orthodox Diocese of Huși expressed its deep sorrow over the ‘unspeakable action of desecration of several graves in the Jewish cemetery in Huşi.’ In a statement published on the official website, the Diocese of Huşi expressed its full compassion and solidarity with the members of the Jewish community in Husi, ‘as a reflex of…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrates Divine Liturgy at Romanian Skete Prodromos

His Grace Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu celebrated the All-night vigil and the Divine Liturgy at the Romanian Skete of the Honourable Forerunner on Mount Athos on the feast of the Annunciation according to the Julian unrevised calendar. In his homily, the bishop spoke about the spiritual beauty of monastic life, stressing the feats of monks…

Apr 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Church organizes Football School Championship ‘Youth and Faith’

The Orthodox Deanery of Nicoresti within the Archdiocese of the Lower Danube in partnership with the Brahasesti Secondary School organized the sixth edition of the Football School Championship titled ‘Youth and Faith’ on Sunday, April 7, 2019. The event hosted by the Brahasesti school’s gym gathered children from ten parishes Hânţeşti, Ţepu, Ghidigeni, Toflea, Braşăşti,…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania to restore WWII Heroes’ Cemetery in Mana, Orhei

Romania’s Ministry of National Defence has announced that they plan to restore the Romanian Honorary Cemetery in Mana, Orhei district, the Republic of Moldova. The cemetery shelters the tombs of 16 Romanian soldiers who died on battlefields during World War II. The Ministry added that they will take ‘all necessary steps to restore the tombs…

Apr 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu