The photo book “Church Life during the Pandemic” is out this December at the Basilica Publishing House of the Romanian Patriarchate. the volume is the fruit of the photo contest with the same title and…
Romanian police have identified 12 psychoactive substances on the Romanian drug market, which continues unabated despite the pandemic. The Ministry of Internal Affairs is fighting the increasing drug problem, and the Orthodox Church is taking…
The Mental Health Task Force of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America accomplished its first major task by publishing a comprehensive and unified Directory of Orthodox Christian Mental Health…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Sunday said that Saint Nicholas is a symbol of generosity and a friend of children. “Saint Nicholas is a helper of orphans, of the sick, of people in difficulty, but especially…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel cast his ballot Sunday to elect a new bicameral parliament for the next four years. The Patriarch voted at his local polling station at Ienachita Vacarescu School in Bucharest. After voting,…
International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December, UN informs. Over the last months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged across the world, volunteers have been at the…
President Klaus Iohannis promulgated the law by which the city of Dragomireşti in Maramureş County was declared a “martyr city” of the anti-communist struggle, the presidency announced on Nov. 13. The Senate adopted the bill,…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his ‘deep sorrow’ to the Holy Synod of the Serbian Orthodox Church after the repose of Patriarch Irinej on Friday. Calling the Serbian Patriarch ‘a venerable and well-known personality of…
The Orthodox Bishops’ Conference of Benelux (CEOB) met via teleconference on Tuesday, November 17, 2020. The Hierarchs joined their prayers for the speedy recovery of Patriarch Irinej of Serbia and Archbishop Anastasios of Albania. The…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the new French Ambassador to Romania Laurence Auer at his patriarchal residence on Monday, November 16, 2020. The Patriarch of Romania wished success to Mrs Laurence Auer at the beginning…