The Diocesan Cathedral “Entrance of the Mother of God into the Temple” in Madrid will undergo façade finishing and decorative works featuring elements specific to the Brancovenesque architectural style. The project, entitled Highlighting the Brancovenesque…
A memorial cross was blessed on Tuesday near the Palace of Parliament in Bucharest on the site of the former “Spirea Veche” Church, which was demolished during the communist regime. The blessing service was officiated…
Romanian Orthodox parishes in the diaspora will organise educational activities in the Romanian language for Children’s Day, as part of a joint initiative supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Romanian Patriarchate aimed…
Theodora Moisescu is a deacon’s wife, a mother and a German language teacher. Born in Germany to a Romanian-German family, she came to Romania at 18 to pursue her studies and chose to remain in…
Bishop Siluan of Hungary presided at the St George Cell – Colciu over the first feast in honour of Saint Dionysius of Vatopedi following the recent canonisation of the Romanian elder by the Ecumenical Patriarchate.…
“The students told us that they feel the presence of God in everything,” said Archbishop Casian of the Lower Danube during a festive event organised on Tuesday in honour of the “Velocity” robotics team from…
On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, which will be celebrated on Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Romanian Patriarchate will also mark Heroes’ Day through a solemn moment of remembrance dedicated to those…
The first Romanian Orthodox church built in the traditional Maramureș style in Japan is taking on an increasingly visible shape after the church’s tower was installed on Tuesday. The announcement of the tower installation was…
Romanian pilgrims prayed on Tuesday at the patronal feast of Ostrog Monastery together with His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina. His Eminence celebrated the Divine Liturgy alongside Metropolitan Joanikije of Montenegro and the…
Romania’s National Day, honouring the martyrs of the communist prisons, is observed annually on 14 May in memory of the thousands of people arrested by the totalitarian regime, according to Agerpres. The date was chosen…
“We must open wide the doors of the Church to everyone. We must also embrace our spiritual children who are outside the walls of the Church and who, like the prodigal son, perhaps do not…
His Grace Teofil of Iberia, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal, celebrates his 55th birthday on Wednesday. The hierarch was born on 13 May 1971 in Desești, Maramureș county, Romania,…
The Agora Events Centre of the Archdiocese of Iași hosted on Saturday, May 9, the first edition of the Assembly of Orthodox Youth from Ethnic Minorities, an event organised by the CRESC Association in collaboration…
The Romanian capital has gained a new monastic settlement through the reactivation of Mihai Vodă Monastery. Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova and Archimandrite Nectarie Șofelea installed the abbess of the monastery on Saturday, May 9.…
Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe met at the end of last week with the young participants in the final stage of the Christian Oratory Festival-Competition “Saint John Chrysostom”. The event brought together more…
Please find below the beauty of Orthodox life in our article with images from May 4–10, 2026, capturing moments of faith, prayer, and spiritual communion. Last week’s most-liked Instagram post: View this post on…
Between 21 and 24 May, Romanians living in three British cities will have access to consular services without having to travel to London. The initiative is being organised by the Consulate General of Romania in…
His Grace Bishop Nectarie received the special award for “Best Goalkeeper” at the end of the first edition of the minifootball tournament organised by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Ireland and Iceland. His Grace received…