Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 25 – 31, 2020

Orthodox life implies experience, emotion, involvement – all of which can be captured by photography. See below our selection of photos captured around the Orthodox world between May 25 and May 31, 2020. Last week’s most widely appreciated post on our Instagram account:   View this post on Instagram   *RO: „Găsiți pe Iisus la…

Jun 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Metropolitan Nicolae and the US canonical bishops: The faithful’s participation to religious services is essential for society

Metropolitan Nicolae and the fellow members of the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (ACOB-USA) sent an appeal to several governors to insist on the equitable treatment of religion in the reopening of their states. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas stood by…

May 27, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Bucharest Transport Company | Travel fares can be paid with contactless banking cards during the travel

The Bucharest Transport Company (STB) has announced that fares can be paid by contactless banking card during the travel. The Bucharest City Mayor, Gabriela Firea, explained that the project, implemented in cooperation with BCR Bank, aims to install last-generation validators on all the new vehicles. The devices are already functional on the Express routes 780,…

May 27, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 18 – 24, 2020

The Orthodox world rejoiced over the faithful’s return to the churches after the state of emergency expired and the sanitary rules were relaxed in Romania and many other countries. Many of our readers thought of June 1 and sent us photos of children. Please find below our selection of pictures featuring the Orthodox life captured…

May 26, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: May 4 – 10 2020

While the state of emergency instated in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic was coming to end, it was announced that, once it expires, the faithful would be able to participate in open-air religious services, provided they meet certain requirements. Last week seemed to be a preparation for this joy. Please find below our selection…

May 15, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

New financial and material support offered by the Romanian Patriarchate before the expiration of the state of emergency

The Romanian Orthodox Church has continued its extensive aid campaign in the context of the pandemic and the emergency state, the latter effectively ending in Romania this Thursday, May 14. The Church has offered substantial and diversified aid, through parishes and dioceses, to the elderly and the poor, the sick and disabled and to the…

May 14, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Participation of the faithful to open-air religious services allowed in Romania starting May 15

In a press statement on Tuesday, President Klaus Iohannis spoke about relaxing the pandemic rules once the state of emergency is over, on May 15, and said it will be possible to attend religious services in the open air, provided certain requirements are met. “Religious services with believers can be resumed in the first phase…

May 14, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The March for Life 2020 “For Life. For Parents. For Children” gets online on May 17

This year, the March for Life Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which has the theme “For Life. For Parents. For Children”, gets online. Pandemic restrictions determined organizers to reschedule it on May 17, the National Family Day in Romania. As public gathering restrictions will continue after the state of emergency, this edition will turn…

May 7, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

In pictures: Bucharest Archdiocese’s tailor shops produce polyester coveralls for volunteers

As soon as the state of emergency was instated, the Bucharest archdiocesan tailor shops, which usually produce priestly vestments and church objects, have started producing protection equipment for the Church volunteers who help the isolated during the pandemic. The archdiocese’s Vending Service started making 6,500 reusable protection masks and over 500 cotton coveralls. Then, on…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate offers another 470,000-Euros worth of aid between April 28 and May 4, 2020

The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the amount of aid offered by the Church to overcome the coronavirus pandemic reached another 470,000 Euros (2,273,189 Lei) between April 28 and May 4. That brings the total aid offered by dioceses since the beginning of the health crisis to 3,551,390 Euros (17,149,663 Lei). The full text of…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Study | Bucharest, the best city in the world for remote work

According to a British research, Internet speed, IT equipment costs, online shopping with home delivery and affordable costs of living make of Romania’s Capital the best city in the world for remote work. Broadband Deals, a British data company, has made a global city ranking which Bucharest tops, followed by Houston, Las Vegas and Atlanta,…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea