Diaspora

St. George the Pilgrim: Relics of the recently-glorified Romanian saint visiting US parishes

Orthodox faithful throughout the U.S. have a special opportunity now through early February to venerate the relics of one of Romania’s most recently glorified saints. With the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the relics of St. George the Pilgrim have arrived in America. The relics have already visited a number of parishes in several…

Dec 23, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Parish in religiously diverse Luton marks its 10th anniversary

The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Luton celebrated its tenth anniversary on November 13, 2021. Last Sunday, the anniversary was marked during a festive Divine Liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. “All these years have been a time of patience for the church because only this year was it possible to obtain…

Dec 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian King Michael I’s bronze bust unveiled in London

Princess Margareta, the custodian of the Romanian Crown, together with Prince Radu Duda and Laura Popescu, Romania’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, unveiled a bronze bust of King Michael I of Romania in London during a ceremony on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Located in the courtyard of the Romanian diplomatic mission in London, the bust…

Nov 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Solemn Year 2021 in Texas: Spiritual evenings with the dean of the Sibiu Faculty of Theology

Father Daniel Buda, Dean of the “Andrei Șaguna” Faculty of Theology in Sibiu, Romania, participated between November 5 and 15 in a series of spiritual evenings organized by two Romanian Orthodox missions in Texas. The themes of the meetings were chosen to mark the Romanian Patriarchate’s Solemn Year of the pastoral care of Romanians outside…

Nov 19, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Parishes in Austria take steps to protect the environment

The General Assembly of the Romanian Orthodox Community in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, presided by Metropolitan Serafim, voted on Sunday a project whose goal is to raise awareness on ecological issues and increase the accountability of the faithful regarding God’s Creation. The project was unanimously voted and it provides that each parish implement eco-awareness…

Nov 12, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada meets Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

HE Ioan Casian, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, had an inter-Christian meeting of proximity with Claude Hamelin, Roman-Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the nearby Roman Catholic diocese. The Canadian hierarch expressed his joy for the participation of HG Bishop Ioan Casian in his enthronement service on January…

Nov 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Orthodox Diocese supports Spain’s Health Ministry to fight against the pandemic

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal had a meeting with representatives of the Spanish state on combating the pandemic on Tuesday, November 2, 2021. His Grace Bishop Timotei welcomed the Director-General of the Directorate of Public Health, Mrs Pilar Aparicio Azcárraga, the Deputy Director for Health Promotion and Public Health Supervision at the…

Nov 11, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Ontario: Bishop of Canada joins Windsor Romanian community for the 103rd anniversary of their cathedral

This weekend, His Eminence Ioan Casian joined the Orthodox Romanians of Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for the 103rd anniversary of the “St. George and Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna” Cathedral. On Saturday, the Bishop of Canada participated in the Vigil office and, on Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with Parish Priest…

Nov 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian wooden church to be consecrated next year in New Jersey

The Life-Giving Spring Romanian Orthodox Parish in Long Valley, New Jersey, has announced the consecration date for its Maramureș-style wooden church built to honour the Centennial of Romania’s Great Union: May 1st. It is the first church in the US built in this style. The foundation was blessed by Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas on…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Middletown: Romanians from five American states participated in the patronal feast of the “St. Demetrius the New” Monastery

The “St Demetrius the New” Monastery in Middletown, the state of New York, celebrated in advance its patronal feast on Saturday. Romanians from five American states participated: from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut și Virginia. His Eminence Nicholas of Manhattan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Eastern American Diocese (ROCOR), brought the wonder-working Kursk Root Icon…

Oct 29, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Renowned French Saxophonist Claude Delangle ordained a priest for Orthodox parish in Louveciennes

Claude Delangle, the most sought-after master of the saxophone in the world, was ordained a priest on Sunday for the French-speaking Orthodox parish of St. Germain and St. Clodoald in Louveciennes within the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe. Father Claude Delangle, a conservative professor and one of the greatest contemporary saxophonists, said…

Sep 21, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu