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Bishop Macarie at ITO 2026: Young Orthodox Christians need community in an increasingly secularised society

Bishop Macarie spoke at the 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth, stressing the need for community for young Orthodox Christians in secular societies. He thanked Patriarch Daniel for support and highlighted challenges faced by Orthodox youth abroad, especially those who are the only Orthodox in their schools.

“A young believer in a secularised society is not someone closed in on themselves; rather, the Gospel makes them free and helps them become purer, more responsible and more loving,” Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe said on Wednesday evening at the National Cathedral, where he spoke with participants in the 2026 International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO 2026).

The hierarch delivered the spiritual conference Youth and the Church in the Orthodox Diaspora: Pastoral Experience in Northern Europe, which also included an extensive question-and-answer session.

Bishop Macarie began his address by thanking His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel.

“We thank him together not only for this moment, but for the constant care he shows towards young people, children and families, both in Romania and beyond its borders, through catechetical and educational programmes, support for volunteering at camps and gatherings, pastoral care for pupils and students, and all the initiatives through which the Romanian Orthodox Church offers young people genuine spaces for encounter, formation and service.”

“Abroad in particular, young people navigate between two worlds: the world of home and family, and the world of society,” Bishop Macarie said.

“At home, under the guidance of their parents and grandparents, they are helped to be good Christians, to cultivate their identity and not to lose their inner freedom. At school, university and in society, however, they encounter a completely different world.”

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