The Week in Pictures: March 14 – 20, 2022
The second week of Lent brings to the fore the hopeful portraits of Orthodox children. We invite you to view our weekly selection of pictures of March 14-20, 2022. Last week’s most liked Instagram post:…
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In pictures: Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas marked in Thessaloniki
The Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas was celebrated with great pomp in Thessaloniki, where he pastored as archbishop for twelve years (1347-1359). Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral,…
2022 World Water Day Theme: Groundwater – making the invisible visible
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. The focus for this year is groundwater which is a dwindling resource overused by many countries. World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every…
ACT Alliance, WCC delegation meets with Bishop of Maramureș with a focus on refugee crisis
His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureș and Sătmar welcomed a delegation from ACT Alliance and the World Council of Churches at the diocesan centre in Baia Mare last week. The delegation visited Hungary, Ukraine and…
Preaching beauty and the longing after God: More Romanian monasteries open Instagram accounts
Monastic settlements, secluded places where discretion and tranquillity prevail, also have substantial photographic potential. As a result, more and more Romanian monasteries and hermitages have chosen to be present on Instagram, a social network dedicated…
Toronto: Romanian Diocese of Canada participated in Pan-Orthodox Vespers on Sunday of Orthodoxy
Representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada participated last Sunday in the Pan-Orthodox Vespers organized at the „St. Pantelimon” Greek Parish in Markham, Toronto, for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Romanian diocese was represented…
Macedo-Romanian martyrs in the Balkans to be commemorated in Bucharest and Albania
The Day of the Macedo-Romanian Martyrs in the Balkans will be marked with memorial services in Bucharest and Korçë, Albania, on March 23. In Bucharest, a memorial service will be held at Mavrogheni Church at…
Prayers for peace recommended by Patriarch Daniel: full text
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has recommended special petitions and prayers for peace that can be included in church services and private prayer. The texts have been proposed by the Liturgical Books Department of the Publishing…
Our neighbour’s image as icon of Christ: 4 million € in refugee support from the Romanian Orthodox Church
On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Vasile Bănescu, the Romanian Patriarchate’s spokesperson, was invited to the Spiritual Reality show, broadcast by the Romanian Realitatea TV channel. The topic of the day was help offered by the…
The Week in Pictures: March 7 – 13, 2022
We invite you to view a selection of photos from around the world taken during the first week of Lent. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on Instagram A post shared…
Cluj Metropolitan remembers anti-communist political prisoners at Gherla Memorial
On the feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, the day the former anti-communist political prisoners in Romania are commemorated, Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj prayed for their souls at the monastic settlement at Gherla…
Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste honoured at Bucharest Monastery: “Martyrdom means love and its perpetuation”
The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste were honoured at Bucharest’s St Anthimos Monastery, where particles of their relics, donated by Patriarch Nicodemus of Jerusalem 139 years ago, are displayed for veneration. The festal Liturgy of…
Day of anti-communist political prisoners; military, religious ceremony at ‘Wings’ monument in Bucharest
A military and religious ceremony was organized, last week on the Day of anti-communist political prisoners in the 1944-1989 period, at the monument called “Wings” (Aripi) in Bucharest’s Free Press Square. The event, organized by…
Veneration of holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Mother of God and the Saints: Patriarch Theophilos
“Veneration of the holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Theotokos and the Saints,” explained Patriarch Theophilos on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Great Vespers and celebrated the Divine Liturgy…
Humanitarian aid for Ukraine war victims provided by the Romanian Orthodox Church
Against the dramatic background of the outbreak of war in Ukraine and the humanitarian catastrophe it has caused, the Romanian Orthodox Church has been mobilized since the early days of this conflict unleashed by Russia…
Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian to hold patronal celebrations
Preparations are underway for the patronal celebrations of Romania’s single church dedicated to St Symeon the New Theologian. Father Ioan Bârgăoanu, Dean of Onești and parish priest of the “St Symeon the New Theologian” Church,…
Canada’s Romanian Bishop: May the model of prayer and sacrifice of the Mother of God be a help and strength to all
Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada congratulated women and mothers and said they should be examples in contemporary society. “On the festive moment of civil society, on the occasion of International…
International Theology Conference on Media and Christian Worship held in Vienna
The International Conference on Theology entitled Cultus Publicus & Mass Media. Liturgie durch, mit und in Medien (Public worship and Mass-media. Liturgy through, with and in Mass-media) was held in Vienna, Austria, on March 3-6, 2022. For…