Orthodox Bukovynians participate in youth forum in Romania
Archpriest Nikolai Popescu accompanied the Bukovynian youth to the forum in Romania. Photo: Facebook of the believers of the Chernivtsi Eparchy
From August 18 to 20, 2025, with the blessing of Metropolitan Meletiy of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna and at the invitation of Metropolitan Teofan of Iași of the Romanian Orthodox Church, the youth of the Chernivtsi-Bukovyna Eparchy of the UOC participated in the annual gathering of Orthodox youth in the city of Iași. This was reported by the faithful of the UOC eparchy on their Facebook page.
More than 1500 young Orthodox participants attended the forum.
The Bukovyna youth were accompanied by Archpriest Nikolai Popescu, the rector of the St. Nicholas Church in the village of Chudey, Storozhynets Deanery.
The Chernivtsi Eparchy reports that they felt support throughout the event and prayed together for peace in Ukraine.
As reported by the UOJ, the clergy of the Romanian Church participated in the celebrations of the Krasnoilsk Convent.
Read also
DESS challenges court ruling overturning “expert review” against UOC
According to DESS, it has filed a cassation appeal against the court ruling that annulled the order approving the UOC “expert review” and declared the service head’s actions unlawful.
Greek priest: Sad to see Orthodox Christians fighting each other in Ukraine
Fr. Georgios Katsaounis recalled the historical ties between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples and criticized the Greek Prime Minister’s statement about a “war with Russia.”
Anglican Archbishop: Ban on women's priesthood in RCC is an injustice
After her visit to the pontiff, Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally touched on the topic of women's priesthood in the RCC in an interview and called the ban on it "an injustice."
Greek priest on Pope's visit to Phanar: faith must not be sold
Archpriest Georgios Katsaounis warned that in the modern ecumenical dialogue there are serious risks of diluting Orthodox dogmas.
Greek priest: The principle of papal supremacy in Catholicism is a disease
Archpriest Georgios Katsaounis stated that Western Christianity suffers from the principle of one person's supremacy, and called this a spiritual illness.
In Egypt, Coptic blogger sentenced to 5 years for videos about Christianity
A Coptic blogger was sentenced to five years in prison with hard labor under a blasphemy law for publishing a video about Christianity.