Gheorghe Anghel

245 Million Christians experience high levels of persecution

A report by Open Doors, a Dutch charity that supports persecuted Christians showed that in total, 245 million faced violence or oppression in 2018, with 73 countries listed as danger zones for Christians, Daily Mail reports. Christians around the world suffered a huge increase in persecution last year – with around 30 million more people…

Jan 23, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Four stolen frescoes were repatriated to Cyprus

Four frescoes stolen from monasteries of the island were delivered for repatriation to the Republic of Cyprus, Romfea reports. According to CNA, the frescoes were delivered to the Minister of Transport, Vasiliki Anastasiadou, by the President of the Walk of Truth NGO, Tasoula Hadjitofi, at a special ceremony of the Embassy of the Republic of…

Jan 23, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Postage stamp issue dedicated to the 160th anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union

On the anniversary of Moldavia with Wallachia Union, in 1859, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Union of the Romanian Principalities, 160 years. The perforated souvenir sheet of the issue, with a face value of 28.50 lei, is illustrated with a lithography showing the opening of the works of the Legislative Assembly of the United Principalities (February…

Jan 23, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Hundreds of thousands join pro-life march in Washington DC

While mainstream media portrayed the 2019 March for Life as being attended by “thousands” and “tens of thousands”, a time-lapse video of the Jan. 18 event from beginning to end paints a rather different picture which suggests a much higher number, Life Site reports.  Getting an accurate count of so large a crowd would be…

Jan 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

The Ecumenical Patriarch performs the Blessing of the Waters in Triglia for the first time since 1922

For the first time in history, an Ecumenical Patriarch celebrated the Divine Liturgy in Triglia (Tirilye), in the Province of Bursa, and the ceremony of the Blessing of the Waters with the diving for the Cross in the Sea of Marmara. It was the first time for 97 years that a diving for the Cross…

Jan 22, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Bishop Prodromos ordained for Toliara and South Madagascar

Bishop Prodromos of Toliara and South Madagascar was ordained to the episcopate Sunday in a service presided over by Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa and attended by the Greek deputy foreign minister responsible for religious affairs, Markos Bolaris, Orthodoxia Info reports. In his address to Bishop Prodromos, Patriarch Theodoros emphasized the importance of…

Jan 15, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Oxford University: Conference on creativity and prayer in 20th Century Russian Orthodoxy

„Unfading Light. Creativity and Prayer in 20th Century Russian Orthodoxy” is the title of a conference organized by Oxford University on March 7-8, 2019. The conference aims to explore the divergent progressions of thought form late 19th century Russian ‘traditionalism’ towards a (re)discovery of the universal dimension of the Christianity of the Fathers in the…

Jan 12, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Priorities of the Romania’s Presidency to the Council of the European Union

Pillar 1: „Europe of convergence” The Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will aim to bring a contribution to ensuring convergence and cohesion in Europe, in order to achieve sustainable and equal development opportunities for all citizens and Member States, through increasing competiveness and reducing development gaps, promoting connectivity and digitalization, stimulating entrepreneurship…

Jan 10, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

1st IOTA Conference starts in Iași

The Inaugural Conference of the International Orthodox Theological Association began on Wednesday, January 9, 2019, with a Te Deum Service officiated by the Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași. The overarching theme of the Inaugural Conference is Pan-Orthodox Unity and Conciliarity. The Opening Ceremony took place at the National…

Jan 9, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Message by Romanian Patriarch Daniel at IOTA Conference (Full Text)

The unity of the Church is the gift of God and a co-responsibility of the clergy and the lay faithful Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the International Theological Conference “Panorthodox Unity and Synodality“, Iaşi, 9-12 January 2019. In contemporary society, characterised by increased secularisation, i.e. through relativisation of…

Jan 9, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan expresses hope that villages may revive, Romanians return home

At the end of the Great Blessing of Waters on Sunday, Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj expressed his hope that the Romanian village will be revived and that “Romanians living abroad will return home”. His Eminence noted low birth rates and emigration among the main causes of rural depopulation. “Almost five million Romanians went to other…

Jan 8, 2019Gheorghe Anghel