Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian parish in Spain given relics of St. John Maximovitch

An Orthodox parish serving the suburbs of Madrid has been blessed with a piece of the relics of its patron saint. On Sunday, March 8, a fragment of the relics of the great St. John (Maximovitch) were gifted to the Romanian Church of St. John in Las Rozas of Madrid and Majadahonda. In return, the…

Mar 13, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Accessible holidays: Bucharest is the most wheelchair-friendly city in Europe – report

Bucharest it the most wheelchair-friendly city in Europe and is far more wheelchair-accessible than cities like London or Paris, according to a study by accommodation search engine HomeToGo. The report, called “Most Wheelchair-Friendly Cities in Europe,” reveals which destinations have the best suited accommodations for people with disabilities, and which cities are lagging behind. For…

Mar 8, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

St Eanswythe: Relics of Anglo-Saxon saint found in church wall

Relics discovered more than a century ago in a Kent church are almost certainly the remains of an early English saint who was the granddaughter of Ethelbert, the first English king to convert to Christianity, experts have concluded. Saint Eanswythe, the patron saint of the coastal town of Folkestone, is thought to have founded one…

Mar 7, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, honorary citizen of Ioannina

The Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has been declared honorary citizen of Ioannina. The honorary ceremony will take place in July, in the context of the Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to the city of Ioannina, invited by the Metropolis, to perform the inauguration ceremony of the church of St. Paisios. Along with his declaration as an honorary citizen…

Mar 7, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

USA: Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops meets to Prepare for 10th Anniversary Celebration

On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to discuss the 2020 and 2021 budgets, ongoing projects, and the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the Assembly, to be held May 2-5 in Washington, DC.…

Mar 6, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Memorial to Elder Cleopa Ilie to be set up in his childhood home

According to a recent statement from the Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina of the Romanian Orthodox Church, there are plans to build a memorial to one of the greatest Orthodox elders of the 20th century in his hometown. On Sunday, February 16, His Eminence Metropolitan Teofan continued a series of visits he has been undertaking…

Feb 28, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Church of Albania’s revival: Over 60 churches restored in 28 years

Despite the financial crisis, the Albanian Orthodox Church spares no expense in restoring its churches that have been in ruins since the persecution of the faith under the communist government last century. According to a report from the Albanian Church, 63 churches and monasteries were fully restored between 1991 and 2019, in addition to the…

Feb 28, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop of Athens: Landmark decision to include psaltic art in UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens and All Greece met this morning the members of the Federation of Greek Chanters’ Associations (OMSIE). The reason for the meeting was UNESCO’s decision to include Byzantine chant in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision was made at the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the…

Feb 26, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Egypt revives the path of the Holy Family

The implementation of a project to bring to view the path of the Holy Family, which stretches from Rafah to New Farama, historically known as Pelousi, has begun in Egypt. According to the Egyptian government’s plan, service facilities and roads are expected to unite religious, archaeological and historical tourism in the areas where the Holy…

Feb 26, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

The Eleventh Edition of the Religion Olympics

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan Nicolae and His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian, announces the 11th edition of the Religion Olympics. Religion Olympics is a competition of excellence that addresses children with skills and special interests to Religion, from the parishes of our Metropolia. Participation…

Feb 24, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Sinai monastery’s icons now available online

Princeton makes historic photos of St. Catherine’s collection accessible on the internet. The monastery of St. Catherine at the foot of Mount Sinai is the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world. And it possesses some of the oldest icons — many of which survived the periods of iconoclasm of the 8th and 9th…

Feb 24, 2020Gheorghe Anghel