Diaspora

Archbishop Atanasie urges faithful to embrace apostolic mission during Saints Peter and Paul Fast

His Eminence Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland delivered a pastoral message at the beginning of the Apostles’ Fast, emphasising that this liturgical season is a natural continuation of Pentecost. “If the Day of Pentecost marks the foundation of the Church, then this liturgical period calls us to live out the life of…

Jun 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Timotei celebrates 20 years of Bilbao Parish, honors Saints known and unknown

His Grace Bishop Timotei of Spain and Portugal celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the “Sunday of All Saints” Parish in Bilbao, Spain. The community marked its patronal feast and the 20th anniversary of its founding. Among those attending was Bianca Miruna Gavriliță, Romania’s Consul General in Bilbao. In his homily, the bishop emphasized…

Jun 17, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bust of Romanian Poet Mihai Eminescu unveiled at Detroit-Area Parish in Michigan

A bust of Romania’s national poet Mihai Eminescu was unveiled last Sunday during the patronal feast of the “Descent of the Holy Spirit” and “Saint Theodora of Sihla” Parish in Michigan, one of the oldest Romanian communities in the Detroit metropolitan area. Sculptor Cristi Bota, a native of Boian in Northern Bukovina, created the bronze…

Jun 12, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Germany: Orthodox Christians provided faith-based end-of-life directive

Orthodox Christians from all canonical jurisdictions present in Germany now have access to a legal instrument that allows them to decide in advance what should happen to them in the event of cognitive decline or serious accident. Metropolitan Serafim of Germany, Central, and Northern Europe recommends that parish priests discuss this option with their communities.…

Jun 12, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Monastery in Canada seeks urgent funds to pay off mortgage, begin church construction

The Romanian Orthodox Monastery in Mono Mills, Ontario, Canada, is urgently seeking support to pay off the mortgage on the land of its holy establishment to begin constructing its main church building. The remaining balance on the mortgage is $175,000 USD, and the monastic community is appealing to members of the Romanian diaspora to help…

Jun 11, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

The Holy Spirit, the most precious gift of Christ for us: Pentecost Encyclical by Romanian bishops in Western & Southern Europe

“The Holy Spirit is the most precious Gift that Christ the Lord offers us—after His Resurrection and Ascension into heaven—and the source of all gifts,” declare the members of the Metropolitan Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe in their Pentecost Pastoral Letter. The Romanian hierarchs affirm that the presence of…

Jun 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada begins construction of religious and cultural center near historic Boian community

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada has launched a project to build a religious, cultural, and missionary center in Hairy Hill, near the historic Romanian community of Boian. Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada blessed the site where the building will be constructed at the end of last week. The project is titled “New Generations, Same…

Jun 6, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Monastery in Scotland publishes English-language chants for Divine Liturgy

The monks of the Orthodox Monastery of Mull in Scotland have translated chants of the Divine Liturgy into English and transcribed them using Byzantine musical notation. Both sheet music and audio recordings are available for free on the monastery’s official website. This initiative supports priests, church chanters, and faithful who celebrate or attend Orthodox services…

Jun 5, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Young Romanian Orthodox in America gather in New York for camp honoring 20th-century confessors

The Romanian Orthodox Youth in the Americas (ROYA) Camp took place at St. Demetrius Monastery in New York State, bringing together dozens of young people under the theme “The Saints of the Prisons.” In the context of the Commemorative Year dedicated to Romanian Orthodox spiritual fathers and confessors of the 20th century, forty Orthodox youth…

Jun 3, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese in UK to launch chant school, colportage network, and pilgrimage centre

The newly established Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is launching a series of spiritual and cultural projects to strengthen the Romanian community’s religious identity in the United Kingdom. The announced initiatives include establishing a school of Byzantine chant, developing religious literature and items distribution (colportage), and creating a pilgrimage coordination centre.…

May 27, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Diaspora Festival in Canada celebrates heritage and unity

The Romanian Diaspora Festival was held on Saturday in Chelsea, Canada, near the capital. His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian offered his blessing to participants and emphasized the importance of organizing such events. “Today, through this festival, we give voice to the joy of being together. We remember Romania not as a geographic location but as…

May 21, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu