Gheorghe Anghel

Byzanfest: The world’s first online Orthodox Christian short film festival

Established in 2014, Byzanfest is the world’s first and only online festival that screens short-films made by Eastern Orthodox Christian filmmakers. The Festival goes live from Sunday 21st July until 4th August 2019, running concurrently with live venue screenings which are hosted by Global Screening Partners. „As the world’s media and entertainment have become increasingly…

Jul 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romania baby deaths have halved in last decade, according to new statistics

The number of babies dying before they reach a year old has halved on average across all EU member states in the last two decades, according to new figures, Euronews reports. Data released by Eurostat on Friday showed there were on average 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in the EU in 1997, compared with…

Jul 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Alexandria and Cyprus to restore 100 unique manuscripts

The Patriarchate of Alexandria with the Library of Alexandria (Biblioteca Alexandrina), together with the A.G. Leventis Foundation of Cyprus, are uniting their forces to renovate one of the most important pieces of the Patriarchate’s history, Romfea news reports. Out of the vast wealth of knowledge, culture and history of the Patriarchal Library, which includes more…

Jul 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Finnish Church celebrates canonization of St. John of Sonkajanranta (+ Video)

On November 29, the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Constantinople announced its decision to glorify among the saints the holy Martyr and Confessor John of Sonkajanranta (1884-1918) at the proposal of the Finnish Orthodox Church, an autonomous body within the Patriarchate. Johannes Vasilinpoika Karhapää was an Orthodox missionary who was killed by the White Guards…

Jul 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romania’s emigrant population is the fifth largest in the world and growing, OECD report finds

Romania has the fifth largest emigrant population in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2015/2016, according to the “Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants” report, published by the OECD and commissioned by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The study finds that from 2001/2002 to 2015/2016, Romania’s emigrant population…

Jul 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop Elpidophoros meets with President Trump at the White House

Archbishop Elpidophoros of America met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The Archbishop was warmly greeted by President Trump in the Oval Office at the White House. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Fr. Alexander Karloutsos were also present for the visit. “The President was very friendly and cordial. I thanked him for his…

Jul 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

SVOTS community celebrates Feast of Great Prince Vladimir

On Monday morning, the St. Vladimir’s Seminary community celebrated the feast of the Seminary’s patron, Holy and Great Prince Vladimir, Equal of the Apostles. The celebration of Divine Liturgy was especially blessed by the presence of His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon, archbishop of Washington, metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA), and…

Jul 17, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian postage stamp day seals of the Romanian rulers

On the occasion of the “Romanian postage stamp day” on July 15, 2019 Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamps issue with the theme “Seals of the Romanian rulers”. The four stamps illustrate images of the wax seals that belonged to the Rulers Alexander the Good (1400-1432), Stephen the Great 1457-1504), Vasile Lupu (1634-1653) and Petru Rares (1527-1538; 1541-1546). The…

Jul 16, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Church of St. Paisios to be consecrated on Mt. Athos

After four years of construction, a new Church of St. Paisios the Athonite is set to be consecrated on Mt. Athos at the end of this month. Construction on the church at the Annunciation Kellia of the Romanian Lacu Skete began in 2015, with the painting of the iconography beginning in 2017. The consecration will…

Jul 13, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

President Trump Sent Congratulatory Letter to Archbishop Elpidophoros

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros received on July 10, 2019, a letter of congratulations from President Donald Trump for his enthronement as Archbishop of America. The text of the President’s letter follows: Your Eminence, I send my warmest congratulations on your enthronement as Archbishop of the Greek Archdiocese of America. Melania and I join your family…

Jul 11, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

First church of St. Luke of Crimea in Poland consecrated, dedicated to victims of nazism

St. Luke of Crimea, known as the “Blessed Surgeon,” is loved and venerated throughout the Orthodox world, and churches dedicated in his honor have been built in a number of Orthodox countries. On June 22, the Polish Orthodox Church joined them, consecrating its first church to the great 20th-century saint in the village of Łaźnie…

Jul 11, 2019Gheorghe Anghel