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Cea de-a treia conferinţă online dedicată libertăţii religioase în timpul pandemiei
The third online conference on religious freedom during the pandemic

Author(s): Marinel Laurențiu Marcu
Subject(s): Anthropology, Sociology, Health and medicine and law, Conference Report, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Editura Institutului Biblic și de Misiune Ortodoxă
Keywords: European institutions; pandemic context; religious freedom; challenges; debates;

Summary/Abstract: On 13 May 2021, „Iustin Patriarchul [Patriarch Iustin]” Hall of „Dumitru Stăniloae” Continuing Formation Centre in Bucharest, hosted the third online conference on religious freedom during the pandemic. Like the previous two ones (held on 15 April, and 26 April 2021), this event was jointly organized by the Holy Synod Chancellery and the Representation of the Romanian Patriarchate to the European Institutions. The conference, entitled „Administering the holy mysteries or hierurgies in times of pandemic”, was attended via Zoom conferencing platform by hierarchs - members of the Holy Synod, professor priests, and representatives of the eparchies of the Romanian Patriarchate. The lecturers were His Grace Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Patriarchal Vicar Bishop, and rev. prof. dr. Viorel Sava of „Dumitru Stăniloae” Faculty of Orthodox Theology – Iaşi. The event was moderated by Rev. Archdeacon prof. dr. George Grigoriță, patriarchal counsellor of the Holy Synod Chancellery. The presentations delivered by the two guests were followed, during the second part of the event, by discussions on the issues debated and examined. The participants’ questions to the two lecturers mainly addressed the challenges raised by ministry and the solutions proposed in dealing with various situations.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 41-46
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian
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