Jerusalem

Fr Ioan Meiu officially installed as Romanian Patriarchate’s representative to the Holy Land

His Grace Bishop Teofil of Trotuș, Assistant Bishop of the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău and former Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in the Holy Land, installed Saturday the Very Rev. Protosyncellus Ioan Meiu as the new Superior of the Romanian Settlements in Jerusalem, Jericho and the Jordan, and his successor at the Representation of…

Aug 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Pascha 2025: The Holy Fire received in Jerusalem bringing peace, hope, and sacred joy

The Holy Fire was received at the Tomb of the Lord’s Resurrection in Jerusalem on Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 2:35 p.m. The miracle, a sign of divine love, occurred this year soon after the special prayer of His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, offered during the Vespers of the Resurrection. Sometimes the…

Apr 19, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

Message: The Patriarch of Romania is praying for a just and lasting peace in the Holy Land

Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message on Sunday to Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, expressing His Beatitude’s concern on the escalation of the military conflict in the Holy Land and praying for the restoration of a just and lasting peace. Full text: Bucharest, 14 April 2024 His Beatitude THEOPHILOS III, Patriarch of Jerusalem Your…

Apr 14, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Basilica News Agency Director meets with Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem

Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem received on Monday Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica News Agency of the Romanian Patriarchate, who travelled to the Holy City to attend the Christian Media Summit 2022. “We spoke of the mission of the Basilica News Agency and His Beatitude referred to the good relations with the Romanian Orthodox…

Dec 13, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

The Holy Fire has descended in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, as seen on the Trinitas TV livestream. The Holy Light descended at about 2:31 PM (7:31 AM Eastern Standard time). It appeared in the edicule (the small chapel built over the burial place of Christ) after the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem,…

Apr 23, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

Veneration of holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Mother of God and the Saints: Patriarch Theophilos

“Veneration of the holy shrines is attributed to Christ, the Theotokos and the Saints,” explained Patriarch Theophilos on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Patriarch of Jerusalem officiated the Great Vespers and celebrated the Divine Liturgy for the Sunday of Orthodoxy at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. He was joined in the divine services by…

Mar 14, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Ashdod: The Patriarch of Jerusalem participates in historical liturgy at the ruins of a 6th century Byzantine church

The Patriarch of Jerusalem and clerics from the Holy Land participated on Thursday in an open-air Liturgy officiated at the ruins of a Byzantine basilica near Ashdod. The patriarch officiated a Trisagion for the repose of those mentioned on a recently found mosaic on the site – among them, a bishop who participated in two…

Jul 31, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

The Holy Fire is a gift from the Orthodox Church to the world: Patriarch of Jerusalem

In an interview granted to L’Osservatore Romano, His Beatitude Theophilos III of Jerusalem spoke of “The Light that enlightens everyone”: the Holy Fire which emerges from the Holy Sepulchre at the Orthodox Easter time. It is a gift of the Orthodox Church to the whole world, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem. “The ceremony of the…

May 14, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Easing restrictions in the Holy Land following vaccination is a step to reopen pilgrimages: Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel said that the presence of the faithful at the Holy Fire ceremony in Jerusalem is encouraging. Last year, only clergy participated. Easing restrictions was made possible by the vaccination of a large percentage of Israel’s population and is a step toward a possible reopening of pilgrimages, His Beatitude said May 1, 2021. “In…

May 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Easter 2021: How many countries sent planes to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire?

There were 11 countries sending planes to Jerusalem for the Holy Fire, most of them with a Christian Orthodox majority population. They flew back home with the Holy Fire on Holy Saturday. Although Ben Gurion Airport is still closed due to COVID restrictions, Israel allowed several countries to send delegations to receive the Holy Fire…

May 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Jerusalem: Holy Fire has descended in Church of Holy Sepulchre (VIDEO)

The Holy Fire has descended Saturday, May 1, 2021, in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem entered the church a little after 1:50 PM. The Holy Light descended at about 1:55 P.M. After the Fire’s descent, the Patriarch passes the holy gift to the faithful. The…

May 1, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu