Gheorghe Anghel

Religion is key part of identity for most Romanians

74% of Romanians consider that their nationality is defined by Christianity, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2015-17 and published on Monday. Romania has ranked fifth among 34 European countries in terms of the percentage of their populations that consider religion a key component of their national identity, behind Armenia (82%), Georgia…

Nov 1, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Statement of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops of USA on the Recent Attack in Pittsburgh, PA

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America expresses its deep sympathies as we mourn the loss of innocent lives and pray for the speedy recovery of those wounded in the recent attack on the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Remembering the Message from our Assembly meeting just last…

Nov 1, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch Irinej consecrates a church in Botswana

His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej consecrated, on October 27 2018, a new church dedicated to the first Serbian Archbishop, St. Sava in Gaborone, capital city of the state of Botswana. Concelebrants included Metropolitan Genadios of Gaborone and Botswana – Patriarchate of Alexandria, Bishop Jovan of Sumadija, archpriest-stavrophor Dragi Veskovac, hieromonk Amvrosije Vesic, priests and deacons. The…

Oct 30, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Numismatic issues launched to mark 100 years since the union of Bukovina with Romania

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 29 October 2018, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a set of three coins (made of gold, silver and copper-plated tombac) and a collector coin made of brass to mark 100 years…

Oct 29, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

The oldest surviving complete Bible in Latin returns to England for first time in 1,300 years

In the early eighth century, three enormous Bibles were produced by monks at Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey. Two were to remain in Northumbria, but in 716AD the other was sent, in the care of the then abbot, Ceolfrith, to Rome as a gift for Pope Gregory II. Only a few fragments remain of the first two; the…

Oct 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Software firm pastes the Rule of St Benedict into its Code of Ethics

A DATABASE-management company in the United States has adopted a section of the Rule of St Benedict in its formal code of ethics. SQLite is a free-to-use server-less database engine for commercial or private use. Notable users include Google Chrome, Safari, Adobe Systems, and Skype. Its code of conduct, published on its website, requests that developers of…

Oct 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

The Holy Synod calls for Moscow and Constantinople to resolve Ukrainian issue together, highlights pan-Orthodox cooperation

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Thursday in the Patriarchal residence in Bucharest under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The Synod addressed several matters, including the pressing issue of the ecclesiastical situation in Ukraine. In particular, the Holy Synod approved last month’s appeal from the Metropolitan Synod of Bessarabia for…

Oct 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Dochariou Monastery on Mt. Athos buries its beloved abbot Archimandrite Gregory (Video)

Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), the abbot of Dochariou Monastery on Mt. Athos, reposed in the Lord late Monday night, OrthoChristian reported yesterday. Fr. Gregory, a fiery defender of true Orthodoxy, dedicated 65 of his 76 years on this earth to the Lord in monasticism, and spent several decades as the abbot of Dochariou, one of the 20…

Oct 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

New video offers in-depth tour of Kiev Caves Lavra (video)

A new video has been produced in honor of the 30th anniversary of the resumption of monastic life in the Kiev Caves Lavra, being celebrated this year. The video is available on the Lavra’s main website and its YouTube page. With the blessing of the abbot of the Holy Dormition-Kiev Caves Lavra, His Eminence Metropolitan Paul of Vyshogorod…

Oct 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Relics of St. Savas the sanctified moved to new Reliquary

A solemn service was held on the night of October 13 in the Holy Lavra of St. Savas the Sanctified outside Jerusalem, during which the relics of the great 5th-6th century saint were transferred to a new reliquary. The Divine Liturgy was celebrated by His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, with the concelebration of…

Oct 19, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Transfiguration Monastery celebrates 50th Consecration Anniversary

A celebration marking the 50th Anniversary of the Consecration of the Monastery of the Transfiguration, Ellwood City, PA, was held on Friday, September 28, 2018.  The event brought to a close the year-long celebration of the monastery’s anniversary.   His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate and His Eminence, Archbishop Michael of New York…

Oct 8, 2018Gheorghe Anghel