solidarity

Bessarabia Metropolis expands domestic violence prevention as Social Mission Diaconia publishes 2024 report

In 2024, the Metropolis of Bessarabia tackled domestic violence as part of its social mission, as underscored in the activity report, which highlighted the Church’s growing involvement in domestic violence prevention in the Republic of Moldova. This engagement began with the organization of the conference “Family Under the Protection of Faith: An Interdisciplinary Dialogue on Domestic Violence”, which…

Jun 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox bishops in Germany issue pastoral letter on the meaning of Great Lent

Orthodox bishops in Germany have addressed the faithful through a pastoral letter, emphasizing the spiritual significance of Great Lent: “Our world is marked by wars, crises, and injustices. Many people experience persecution, violence, and fear. During this time, we, as Christians, are called not only to pray for peace but also to act actively in…

Mar 7, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Timotei calls for solidarity and support for victims of devastating floods in Spain

Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal has called for solidarity with those affected by severe flooding across the Iberian Peninsula, urging clergy and parishioners to offer both material and spiritual support. Torrential rains from a cold front flooded roads and cities in Spain on Tuesday, with authorities advising residents to stay indoors in hard-hit areas.…

Oct 31, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate renews call for solidarity with Ukraine

The Romanian Patriarchate renews its call for solidarity with the Romanian Orthodox Christians in Ukraine and with all the victims of the ongoing conflict, spokesperson Vasile Bănescu said. “Russia’s unjust war against Ukraine has escalated in the last few days, with consequences against the values of the democracy of European states, and it created the…

Mar 2, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolian urges prayer, solidarity as cases rise in Romania: We have a duty to help each other

The Metropolitan of Banat addressed a pastoral message noting “the harmful effects of the virus,” as coronavirus cases surged in Romania during the past weeks. In his message posted on the website of the Metropolis, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan urged prayer and mutual help. “As sons and daughters of the Church, we, therefore, have a…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania expresses sympathy and solidarity with Greece over forest fires: EN/GR

On Sunday, August 8, 2021, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania sent a message to Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and All Greece expressing the sympathy and solidarity of the entire Romanian Orthodox Church with the Greek people deeply affected by the vegetation fires: Your Beatitude, For several days we have been following with great…

Aug 8, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

Patriarch Daniel after Samos earthquake: We express solidarity with the Greek Orthodox Church and the Greek people

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message of solidarity with the Greek Orthodox Church and the Greek people, following the strong earthquake that shook the island of Samos on Friday, Oct. 30. The message is addressed to Archbishop Hieronymos II of Athens and all of Greece: His Beatitude Hieronymos II, Archbishop of Athens and All…

Oct 31, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Bucharest parishes donate 3,500 € for Sara Nukina church volunteer suffering from brain tumour

Three parishes from Bucharest’s Sector 2 Deanery have raised 3,500 Euros for the treatment of teenager church volunteer Sara Nukina, who is fighting a brain tumour. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Fr. Mihai Christian Popescu, the dean overseeing the parishes. “Sara Nukina participated in many socio-cultural events organized in our deanery. She often…

Sep 10, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel donates 2,000 € for Sara Nukina: “She helped many people, now it is our turn to help her”

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church donated 2,000 Euros for Sara Nukina, a teenager suffering of brain tumour. The girl is well-known to the audience of  Radio Trinitas, the radio station of the Romanian Patriarchate, for her generous moral support of the elderly and the ill with her songs and the freshness of her…

Sep 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate expresses compassion, solidarity with Lebanon after massive blast

The Romanian Patriarchate has expressed its compassion and solidarity with the Lebanese people following a massive explosion that rocked Lebanon’s capital Beirut, which has killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 others. Message of compassion and solidarity for the Lebanese people: full text We learned with great sadness of the tragic consequences…

Aug 5, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate expresses solidarity with Albanians affected by earthquake

At least fifteen people have died and 600 people have been injured after a powerful earthquake hit Albania in the early hours of Tuesday, causing damage along the country’s Adriatic coastline and in the capital, Tirana. Several buildings collapsed, burying residents in the rubble. The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate released a statement on…

Nov 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu