Easter Message 2026

Romanian Bishop urges hope amid global conflicts in Easter message: We must not lose hope! God is watching over us!

“As Christians, we must not lose hope! God is at work! God is watching over us!” said Bishop Iustin of Maramureș in his Easter pastoral message this year, referring to the numerous conflicts unfolding worldwide. In his message, the bishop spoke about the responsibility of world leaders to preserve peace and to serve the common…

Apr 13, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Jerusalem Patriarch says Resurrection is ‘living reality’, urges Christians to remain in Holy Land

“The event of the Resurrection is not merely a remembrance of something belonging to the past, but subsists as a living and active reality, grounded in the mystical power of the Cross,” Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem said in his Easter message this year. “In the sacrifice of the Cross and the victory of the…

Apr 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Mihail urges faithful in Australia, New Zealand to follow example of ‘heroes of the faith’ in Easter message

“Let us follow the faith of these heroes of the faith in Christ the Lord,” Bishop Mihail said in his Easter pastoral message addressed to Romanian Orthodox believers in Australia and New Zealand. His Grace stressed that the Resurrection of the Lord stands at the centre of Christian faith and represents the fulfilment of the…

Apr 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae urges Christians to witness faith in troubled world in Easter message

Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas has called on Christians to bear witness through their lives in a world “increasingly distant from God”, marked by selfishness, indifference and violence, in his Easter pastoral message. Highlighting the significance of the Resurrection, he cited Saint John Chrysostom, saying: “The day of the Resurrection…

Apr 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s Easter message urges paschal joy and prayer for world peace

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church urged believers to show the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and to pray for peace in the world, in his pastoral message for Holy Pascha 2026, the most important feast of the Christian calendar. In his video message, the Patriarch of Romania emphasised that the Resurrection of…

Apr 8, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu