Diaspora

Romanian metropolitan visits Canada: We pass from death to life by being filled with Christ

“The feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God is such a great feast because the Mother of God chose humility, just like her Son,” Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe said on Friday evening at the Romanian Orthodox parish in Boian, Alberta, Canada. His Eminence celebrated the all-night vigil for…

Aug 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian bishop in Sydney: The Mother of God remains present among Christians

“Although the Mother of God was humble throughout her life, she was not absent,” Romanian Orthodox Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand said on Saturday at the Saint Mary Romanian Orthodox Parish in Sydney, Australia. “Just as the Ascension of the Lord did not mean, and did not remain, an absence from the midst…

Aug 18, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Diocese urges faithful to declare Romanian identity in Australia’s 2026 Census

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is encouraging Romanians living in Australia to declare both their Romanian ethnicity and their Orthodox Christian faith in the 2026 Australian Census. According to a press release issued by the Diocese, the census data helps provide an accurate picture of the Romanian and Orthodox communities in…

Aug 12, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Only after you believe God can help you can you begin the journey of renewal, Bishop Iachint says

“Only after you believe that God can help you can you take the first step on the path of renewal and salvation,” His Grace Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, said on Sunday at St Mary Romanian Orthodox Parish in Wellington, New Zealand. Reflecting on…

Aug 11, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Ontario pilgrimage marks start of Dormition Fast in Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada

A pilgrimage at the Monastery of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and St Ephraim the New in Mono, Ontario, marked the beginning of the Dormition Fast in the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada. Held from 31 July to 2 August, the event brought together faithful from several Canadian provinces, as well as numerous young…

Aug 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

At first New Zealand liturgy, Bishop Iachint calls Transfiguration a path to spiritual renewal

“To see Christ in the light of His divinity, we too must ascend a Mount Tabor,” Assistant Bishop Iachint of the Pacific of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand said on Thursday at his first Divine Liturgy celebrated in New Zealand. Addressing the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Parish of the Dormition…

Aug 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian initiative launches 40 diaspora events to strengthen ties with expatriates

Romanian entrepreneurs’ network RePatriot will organise more than 40 events for Romanians living abroad this August as part of its annual “Diaspora Days” initiative. According to a press release issued by RePatriot, the campaign, launched ten years ago, is based on the conviction that “Romanians living abroad should not be sought only when they return…

Aug 7, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae highlights St. John Jacob’s ties to Romanian Orthodox faithful in America

Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at the Romanian Orthodox Protection of the Mother of God Monastery in Allegan, Michigan, where he highlighted St. John Jacob of Neamț’s connection with Romanian Orthodox faithful in North America. The service marked the monastery’s early celebration of St.…

Aug 4, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Mihail introduces Australia’s new assistant Bishop: ‘Together we will renew our ministry’

His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand introduced the diocese’s first assistant bishop, Iachint of the Pacific, to the faithful on Sunday. The hierarchs concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Life-Giving Spring” Monastery at the Episcopal Residence in Melbourne, Australia. “We hope that, together, we shall serve with great dedication and renew our…

Aug 3, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian ambassador to Italy receives patriarchal order of Saint Maria Brâncoveanu

Her Excellency Gabriela Dancău, Romania’s Ambassador to the Italian Republic, received the Order of St Maria Brâncoveanu on Thursday, an honour conferred by Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The ambassador said she dedicates “this distinction to the Romanians in Italy, in whose service I carry out my mandate as ambassador.” The Patriarchal decoration…

Jul 31, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Canada’s oldest Romanian Orthodox parish announces consecration of rebuilt church

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada and Dormition of the Mother of God Parish have announced the date and programme for the consecration of the new church of Boian Parish in Alberta—the oldest Romanian Orthodox community on Canadian soil. Founded 128 years ago by Romanian immigrants from the northern Bukovinian village of the same name,…

Jul 27, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu