“The National Cathedral has become a cardinal point,” the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Ieronim of Sinaia said on the third anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral’s altar. The bishop referred to the fact that the…
The town of Văleni in Braşov County will open a mobile library soon. The initiative belongs to the local parish priest, Father Claudiu Popa. The priest wanted to help children he pastors by turning a…
Stavrophore Anastasia Honcioiu, Abbess of Bistrița – Vâlcea Monastery, urges everyone “to bring to God the sighs of the publican” and to avoid despair by putting our trust in God. The abbess agreed to answer…
The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Luton celebrated its tenth anniversary on November 13, 2021. Last Sunday, the anniversary was marked during a festive Divine Liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. “All…
In response to being presented on Tuesday, on behalf of President of Romania Klaus Iohannis, with the ‘Greater Union Centennial’ medal for the involvement of the Church in promoting national memory and values, Patriarch Daniel…
“Saint Andrew the Apostle loves the Romanian people and helps the Romanian Orthodox Church and Romanians everywhere to keep the apostolic faith received from him,” the Patriarch of Romania said on Tuesday. His Beatitude spoke…
On Romania’s National Day, December 1, 2021, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all Romanians, highlighting that national unity is a symbol of the dignity of the Romanian people. Please find below the…
“When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do” (Matthew 6:16): this quote may best illustrate the previous fasting week. We let the images speak further. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo: View…
Special stamps have been issued by Romfilatelia for Christmas this year, with the design telling the story of the Nativity of the Lord painted at the beginning of the eighteenth century by the iconographer Ioan.…
Princess Margareta, the custodian of the Romanian Crown, together with Prince Radu Duda and Laura Popescu, Romania’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, unveiled a bronze bust of King Michael I of Romania in London during…
The Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, received the Bridge Builder Award during a ceremony in Oslo on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The award was presented by the…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church attended the solemn sitting of the Parliament dedicated to the National Day of Romania on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 24, 2021. The meeting, chaired by Senate Vice…
The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation a banknote featuring Ecaterina Teodoroiu, hero of the Romanian Unification War (WWI). It is the first legal tender banknote that features a female personality. The institution…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Romania, Peer Gebauer, at the Patriarchal Residence on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The German Ambassador thanked the Patriarch for…
Last week’s photos illustrate the joy of fasting. From children’s smiles to serene monastic faces or beautiful late autumn landscapes, joy was present everywhere. Last week’s most-liked Instagram photo: View this post on Instagram…
Sunday marks 15 years from Fr Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa’s blessed repose into the Lord. He was one of the most prominent opponents of communism and was imprisoned for more than 20 years on political grounds. He…
Father Daniel Buda, Dean of the “Andrei Șaguna” Faculty of Theology in Sibiu, Romania, participated between November 5 and 15 in a series of spiritual evenings organized by two Romanian Orthodox missions in Texas. The…
“We are going through an extremely difficult time in terms of safeguarding health and life, when many people are tried hard by the new epidemic which has extended globally. In this period we are in…