Nicea 1700

Saint Helena’s relics to visit Romania after centuries in Venice

The relics of the Holy Empress Helena, mother of Saint Constantine the Great, Emperor and Equal-to-the-Apostles, will be brought to Pantocrator Monastery in southern Romania for a historic pilgrimage. The sacred remains, currently housed in a Venetian Catholic church, will stay at the monastery from April 30 to May 8, 2025. Saint Helena was originally…

Jan 23, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Varlaam urges rediscovery of Christian unity during Prayer Week celebration

Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești represented His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the fourth evening of prayer for Christian unity this year, which took place Tuesday evening at the Armenian Archdiocesan Cathedral “Archangels Michael and Gabriel” in Bucharest. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held worldwide from January 18-25, is focused this year on…

Jan 22, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada highlights significant historical moments for Romanian and Universal Orthodoxy in 2025

Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada emphasized that we have entered a year with significant historical moments for Romanian and universal Orthodoxy. Three of these moments directly concern the Romanian Orthodox Church, while the fourth pertains to the Orthodox Church as a whole. His Grace referred to the celebration of the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate…

Jan 1, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Benelux Orthodox Bishops meet in Brussels: Romanian Patriarchate, Nicaea Council anniversaries highlighted

The 100th anniversary of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s elevation to the patriarchal rank was a key topic at the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in Benelux (CEOB), held Wednesday, November 6, at the Ambiorix Center in Brussels. Metropolitan Athenagoras of Belgium chaired the meeting, which included hierarchs from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the Moscow Patriarchate, the…

Nov 11, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu