Photo Gallery: Autumn in 5 spiritual places in Bucharest
This year’s mild autumn has urged us to look for some places in Bucharest where one can enjoy the beauty of the season, but which also give us a time of respite and prayer. Darvari…
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Priest feeds infant while proclaiming Gospel at baptism service
An Orthodox priest was captured by a professional photographer as he was feeding a baby girl while proclaiming the Gospel at the child’s baptism service at the Ascension of the Lord Church in Podu Olt,…
Metropolitan Teofan baptizes every fifth child born to priest’s family in Iași Archdiocese
His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina on Sunday visited the Orthodox parish in Draxini, Botosani, where he officiated the Christening of infant Maria Parascheva, the fifth child of priest Ovidiu Lazarescu. Given the…
First Symposium of Orthodox Women Chanters to take place in Volos this November
The first ever International Symposium of Orthodox Women Chanters will take place at the end of November at the Thessalia Conference Centre of the Metropolis of Demetrias and Almyros in Volos, Greece. The Symposium agenda…
Bishop of Maramures remembers predecessor as ‘model of wisdom and gentleness’ on 3 year death anniversary
During a memorial service marking the third anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Justinian Chira, the Bishop of Maramures and Satmar praised his predecessor as a model of wisdom and gentleness. ‘May his words full…
Romanian Academy to bring Berlin Wall segment to Bucharest
The “Ion I. C. Brătianu” Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Romanian Academy (ISPRI) will bring a large piece of the Berlin Wall to Bucharest, local Agerpres reported. The segment will be…
Cave of St. John the Long-Suffering opened during restorations at Kiev Caves Lavra
The Orthodox faithful now have a rare opportunity to see the place of the ascetic labors of one of the many great saints of the Kiev Caves Lavra. During the restoration work that is currently…
In pictures: #Colectiv club fire four-year anniversary
An assembly of priests officiated a memorial service for the 64 victims of the Colectiv club fire at a monument at Brosteni Church in Bucharest, the closest church to the place where the fire broke…
Mourners gather at ceremony to remember victims of Colectiv club fire
Dozens of mourners gathered at Brosteni Church in Bucharest on Wednesday to remember the 64 victims of the deadly fire that broke out at Colectiv nightclub four years ago. The memorial service was officiated by…
Church and Colectiv club. What the mainstream media didn’t tell you in 2015
Four years have passed since a deadly blaze killed 64 and wounded 147 at the Colectiv rock club in Bucharest in 2015. The mainstream media wrote many stories about a lack of involvement of the…