Diaspora

New Romanian parish established in Great Britain

A new Romanian parish has been established in Aylesbury, UK. On Sunday, the Romanian Orthodox Auxiliary Bishop of Italy, His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania, celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the new community. The parish is dedicated to the Holy Myrrh-bearing Women. His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania installed the priest Iulian Rusu as parish priest and…

May 22, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

How the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy grew to nearly 500 communities in just 16 years

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, which is celebrating its sixteenth anniversary, consists of 478 pastoral-missionary units, 278 of which are parishes. These communities are served by 310 priests and 25 deacons, and 62 parishes own their places of worship. The establishment of the diocese was approved in the last synodal session presided over by…

May 15, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox hierarch and priest recognized by the Nevada state and the city of Las Vegas

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae and Father Mihail Balan, parish priest of the Romanian community in Las Vegas, have recently been awarded formal recognition by the Nevada state and the officials of Las Vegas city. One of the recognition certificates came from the office of Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo, handed over by Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony.…

Apr 25, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

HG Ioan Casian participated in the annual dialogue of the Orthodox and Catholic bishops from Canada

Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada participated in the annual dialogue of the Orthodox and Catholic bishops from Canada. The Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops was represented by the Greek Archbishop Sotirios of Canada, Bishop Andriy (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada) and Father Peter Avgeropoulos, assistant (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada). The Conference of…

Apr 23, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

St Mary Magdalene’s relics arrive in Paris: You called her in the struggle for salvation, Bp Galaction says

Friday evening, a delegation from the Diocese of Alexandria and Teleorman arrived in Paris, bearing the sacred relics of Saint Mary Magdalene. The reliquary remained at the Three Holy Hierarchs church in La Courneuve, north of the French capital, until Sunday. The relics were welcomed by His Grace Nectarie of Brittany, Assistant Bishop to the…

Apr 22, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Growing number of Romanian parishes in Canada: New Orthodox mission established in Oakville

A new Romanian Orthodox Mission was established in Oakville last week, dedicated to the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen and Saint Paisios (Velichkovsky) of Neamț. On the third Sunday of Lent, Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada celebrated the first Divine Liturgy in the community’s place of worship. The bishop blessed the church and presented an…

Apr 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priests in Italy discuss dangers of drug use and other addictions

The clergy of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy deliberated last week on the perils associated with substance abuse, as well as methods of pastoral care and rehabilitation for individuals afflicted with addictions. Saint Theotimus of Tomis Parish in Giaveno served as the host parish for the spring semi-annual pastoral conference of the Diocese, where…

Apr 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

1,500+ Romanians gather for Sunday Liturgy at La Courneuve

Over 1,500 Romanians attended the Sunday Divine Liturgy celebrated by Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe at the Three Holy Hierarchs church in La Courneuve, France. “Only through the Cross can we rise to Heaven,” bishop Macarie told the believers gathered for the Sunday liturgy. “The cross becomes a ladder to Heaven. Only through the Cross…

Apr 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie addresses Romanians in Scotland: God’s love for us can be found in the love of mothers

On Sunday, during the Divine Liturgy at the “Holy Cross and Saints Joachim and Anne” Parish in Aberdeen, Scotland, Bishop Ignatie of the Husi explained that the only way to observe the love of the Saviour, “who loves us even when we do not deserve it,” is through the affection of a mother. His Grace…

Apr 9, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae reveals life of Romanian communities in America on national TV

A show on Romanian national television interviewed His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas about the activities and way of life of the Romanian diaspora in the United States and Canada. Metropolitan Nicolae recalled that the first Romanian Orthodox communities in America began to emerge between the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The inaugural…

Apr 1, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Germany’s Orthodox bishops meet at Munich Romanian Centre

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in Germany met last weekend at the Romanian Ecclesiastical Centre in Munich. The hierarchs also concelebrated at the Divine Liturgy on the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The bishops discussed the scarcity of places of worship for numerous Orthodox communities in Germany, which frequently lease spaces from Catholic and Evangelical communities,…

Mar 28, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu