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Pasărea Monastery to host local canonisation of two Romanian nuns
The local proclamation of the canonisation of St Philothea of Pasărea and St Elizabeth of Pasărea will take place on 5 June 2026. To mark the occasion, an extensive liturgical programme will be held at…
Fast-Free week underway: When the Apostles’ Fast begins
Orthodox Christians are observing a fast-free week, during which there is no fasting on Wednesday or Friday, before the beginning of the Fast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. This year, the fast will…
Metropolitan Iosif Commemorates Romanian WWI Heroes at France’s Largest Romanian Military Cemetery
Romanian heroes of the First World War were commemorated by Metropolitan Iosif at Soultzmatt, France. The event was organised by several Romanian Orthodox communities in the region. The commemoration took place on Saturday at the…
Romanian women in history: Presbytera Elena Alistar, physician, educator and champion of Bessarabia’s Union with Romania
Elena Alistar, the first of seven children born to Fr Vasile Balan and Presbytera Elizaveta Balan in the village of Vaisal, Ismail County, was born on 1 June 1873. She married Fr Dimitrie Alistar, who…
Metropolitan Teofan, Estonian bishop highlight Holy Spirit’s work at Pentecost liturgy
On the Feast of Pentecost, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași together with Bishop Damaskinos Olkinuora of Haapsalu from the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox…