European Capital of Culture

Banat Metropolitan Ioan: Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs

In a message occasioned by the official launch of Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture year, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat stressed that Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs, recalling that Timisoara is a martyr city. “Man is born only once in life. A country is born several times. The last time…

Feb 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Timișoara to host 2023 Int’l Meeting of Orthodox Youth after three-year hiatus

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to resume the series of International Meetings of Orthodox Youth after a three-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The meeting will be held in Timișoara, the capital of the Metropolis of Banat and the European Capital of Culture in 2023. The Archdiocese of Timișoara will…

Nov 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Youth Meeting concludes. Young people to meet again next year in Sibiu, the 2007 European Capital of Culture

On Monday, the thousands of young people participating in this year’s International Orthodox Youth Meeting bade farewell to Iasi, the city of the seven hills, attending the ITO2017 closing ceremony. During the ceremony, the Archdiocese of Sibiu was appointed officially organizer of next year’s Youth Meeting. Roxana Chebac and Daniel Buzdugan presented the Sept. 4…

Sep 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu