Gheorghe Anghel

Family Referendum | Patriarch Daniel: Participating in the vote is an honor, a right and a blessing

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, stated on Saturday that participating in the vote is an honor, a right and a blessing. “Taking into account the purpose of this referendum, participating in the vote is an honor, a right and a blessing”, said Patriarch Daniel, upon exiting the polls. The Patriarch of the…

Oct 6, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Orthodoxy is largest religion in Latvia

According to the latest sociological survey, Orthodoxy is the largest religion in Latvia, with every fourth resident identifying as an Orthodox Christian. The survey was conducted by the SKDS research center, and the results were reported by center director Arnis Kakatins on his Twitter page, Orthochristian reports. According to this year’s survey, 26% of the population…

Oct 2, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Miraculous church of Panagia Plataniotissa in Kalavryta

At the village of Plataniotissa, 30km northwest of Kalavryta, at a beautiful green location, is one of the holiest and most unique pilgrimages of Greece, Panagia Plataniotissa (All Holy Virgin of the Plane Tree) which is tucked inside the hollow of a large plane tree, Greek City Times reports. It’s a special and natural phenomenon which…

Sep 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Map of Orthodox Parishes in the United States available for download

 A new map, Orthodox Bishops and Parishes in the United States, is now available on the USA Bishops Assembly website.  The updated map shows: a) locations, names and jurisdictions of all active Orthodox bishops in the United States and b) the total number of Orthodox parishes in each county. The map is in PDF format and can be…

Sep 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

10th Edition of the Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas

The 10th Edition of the Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas took place at the historical University of Chicago, Divinity School.   On Saturday, September 15, 2018 seven guest speakers talked on the theme of the Symposium “Many Nations, One Faith. Orthodox Christian Identity in Contemporary America”. The beautiful natural setting of the…

Sep 21, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Patriarch of Alexandria begins 5-day visit to Polish Orthodox Church

The Patriarch of Alexandria Theodoros II was festively greeted by representatives of the Polish Orthodox Church yesterday as he landed in Warsaw for a five-day fraternal visit to the Polish Orthodox Church. The patriarch is accompanied by His Eminence Archbishop Savvas of Nouvias and an Archimandrite Sylvester, reports the site of the Polish Orthodox Church. The…

Sep 20, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan of Transylvania urges believers to attend Romanian referendum for the definition of marriage

Metropolitan Laurenţiu of Transylvania has urged believers of all confessions to attend the referendum for the definition of marriage, Agerpres reported. The referendum, scheduled for October 7, aims to change the definition of marriage in the Constitution from the current marriage between spouses to the marriage between a man and a woman. The metropolitan argued that turnout…

Sep 18, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Memorial to national heroes consecrated at Romanian Monastery on site where 14,000 soldiers died

A monument to Romanian national heroes was consecrated on Friday at the Monastery of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Brusturi commune in northwestern Romania, where 14,000 Romanian, Russian, and German soldiers died in one night during World War II. The service was celebrated by His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe after the…

Sep 18, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Orthodoxy has become second biggest religion in Austria

Orthodoxy has become the second biggest religion in majority-Catholic Austria, reports Der Standard. While intense debate is underway in Austria on the growing Muslim population, Orthodoxy has quietly and discreetly grown into the second largest religious community in the country. Islam has held the first place in terms of migrants to Austria in recent years. According…

Sep 18, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Greek Orthodox Church Attempting to Reclaim Centuries-Old Manuscripts in U.S. Collections

More than a century after being removed from a historic monastery in northern Greece, rare ninth-century Christian manuscripts have been located in the United States, where a team representing the Greek Orthodox Church is waging a tiresome legal battle to return them to the library from which they were taken, pappaspost.com informs. At the moment,…

Sep 18, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue: Founders of the Great Union

To honor the memory of the personalities who contributed to the Great Romania’ achievement, Romfilatelia introduces into circulation the postage stamp issue Founders of the Great Union, part two. On the elements of the issue are reproduced portraits of patriots who fought to fulfil the national ideal of the Romanians. On the stamp with the face value of Lei…

Sep 17, 2018Gheorghe Anghel