Diaspora

First Romanian Orthodox Liturgy celebrated on Isle of Man by UK mission priest

Father Ciprian Mihail Badin, the Romanian parish priest from Preston, in northern Great Britain, celebrated the first Romanian-language Divine Liturgy on the remote Isle of Man in the Irish Sea. The service took place on the Sunday of All Romanian Saints at Saint George’s Church, an Anglican parish in Douglas. Father Ciprian Mihail Badin will…

Jun 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate Centennial marked in Peru: Ambassador receives American Metropolitan Cross

Romanians worldwide are celebrating the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate through various events. One such event took place in mid-June in Lima, the capital of the Republic of Peru. The event, titled “Un Siglo de Patriarcado, un Legado de Fe. La Iglesia Ortodoxa Rumana a través de la Historia” (“A Century of Patriarchate, a Legacy…

Jun 26, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian bishop and diplomats celebrate diaspora identity at Windsor’s “Romanian Village” Festival

His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada and Her Excellency Oana Gherghe, Romania’s Consul General in Toronto, took part last week in the “Romanian Village” Festival organized by the Romanian Orthodox parish in Windsor, Ontario. The festival is part of the “Carousel of Nations” – a multicultural celebration in Windsor bringing together various ethnic communities…

Jun 20, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Nicholas’ right hand and Brâncoveanu relics taken to Vienna via Hungary

Relics of Saint Nicholas and Saint Constantine Brâncoveanu were transferred on Tuesday from the “New St. George” Church in Bucharest to the diocesan Cathedral in Gyula, Hungary. The holy relics will be venerated during a pilgrimage in several Romanian Orthodox parishes in Vienna and the surrounding regions. The right hand of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker…

Jun 20, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Young Orthodox from France, Switzerland, and Canada meet in Paris for Pentecost Nepsis Congress

Young members of the Nepsis movement from France, Switzerland, and Canada gathered in Paris for their annual congress themed “The Presence of the Holy Spirit in Our Lives.” The event was held over Pentecost weekend and began with a warm welcome at the Cathedral of the Holy Archangels in Paris. The congress opened with the…

Jun 18, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

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