Colectiv fire

Church and Colectiv club: Hearsay versus Facts

The tragedy at Colectiv nightclub directly affected several hundred families but caused injuries – many still open – at the level of the entire Romanian society. The Church was not left untouched by the accusations either, some partially real and assumed, others totally unfounded that hover in the public space even 5 years after the…

Nov 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Fifth anniversary of Colectiv club fire marked with prayers for the victims

Fr Aurel Mihai, vicar at the Archdiocese of Bucharest, led a memorial service on Friday morning for the 65 victims of the deadly fire that broke out during a concert at the Colectiv Club in Bucharest in 2015. The service that was performed at Bucur Square next to the building that once housed the Colectiv…

Nov 1, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Fifth Anniversary of Colectiv Nightclub Fire: PHOTOS

On Friday, October 30, 2020, two memorial services were held in Bucharest to commemorate the 65 victims of the deadly fire that broke out at Colectiv Club five years ago. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu Follow us on Twitter: @BasilicaPhotos

Nov 1, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

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 out in 2015. The service marked the four-year anniversary of the fire. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene Follow…

Nov 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

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 an assembly of priests in front of a white monument with an angel putting hands together in prayer built by…

Oct 31, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

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 Church in helping the victims, but there are several important details omitted until today. Among the first to arrive at…

Oct 31, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

4 Year Anniversary: Ceremony to remember Colectiv club fire victims

The 4th anniversary of a fire that killed 64 and wounded 147 at the Colectiv club in Bucharest in 2015 will be marked by a memorial service organized by the Archdiocese of Bucharest on Wednesday, October 30, 2019. The service will be officiated at St Nicholas – Broșteni church in Bucharest. The liturgical program includes…

Oct 29, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayers offered at Colectiv Club in commemoration of fire victims. Photos

Three years after one of Romania’s worst fire which occurred during a free concert performed at the Colectiv nightclub in Bucharest, priests and believers offered their prayers for the rest of the souls of the victims. Rev. Ioan Armasi, an Orthodox dean in Bucharest, together with an assembly of priests went Tuesday morning to the…

Oct 31, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu