digital media

Romanian Orthodox Church launches Trinitas Film, world’s first Orthodox Christian streaming platform

Trinitas Film was officially launched on Thursday at the Aula Magna “Patriarch Teoctist” of the Patriarchal Palace, becoming the world’s first streaming platform dedicated exclusively to Orthodox Christian content. Trinitas Film is the official streaming platform of the Romanian Patriarchate’s Trinitas Television. It provides access to an extensive archive of religious, cultural and educational audiovisual…

Dec 19, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Benedict explores digital spirituality at national church media colloquium

Assistant Bishop Benedict of Bistrița delivered a presentation on digital spirituality on Friday at the National Colloquium “Church Press at the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate”, held in Bucharest from February 6 to 8. His paper, titled “Digital Spirituality – Concept and Forms of Expression: A General Overview”, explored both the opportunities and risks associated…

Feb 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie: The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible

“The Lenten season is conducive to using digital media as sparingly and wisely as possible. I insist on this because, in this hyper-technological world in which we live, nothing creates addiction as technology does,” Bishop Ignatie of Husi stressed in his sermon at the diocesan Cathedral in Husi at the end of the Forgiveness Vespers…

Mar 19, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie: Let us also fast from using digital media

His Grace Bishop Ignatie officiated at Vespers on Sunday at the Diocesan Cathedral in Huși and emphasized that authentic fasting aims to dispassion. “Let us try to fast also from using digital media, by which we are all dominated and captive to what it offers us,” the Bishop of Huși explained. “Starting with this evening’s…

Mar 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

The International Association of Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care was established

The International Association of Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care was recently established following the announcement during the International Conference Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care (DMOPC18) that took place this year in Crete. The Association is founded on the initiative of the Non-Profit Civil Company ‘Saint Maxim the Greek Institute for the Research, Preservation,…

Dec 12, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

DMOPC18: Jean-Claude Larchet calls for abstinence from social media during fasting periods

During the first day of the International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care in Crete (DMOPC18), the renowned theologian Jean-Claude Larchet said that during the fast seasons Christians ought to reduce their activity on social platforms. Larchet said that social networks ‘have invaded the lives of contemporary people and especially of today’s youth.’…

Jun 20, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu