Diaspora

Beautiful Wooden Romanian Church under construction outside New York (Video)

“In only a short scenic drive from the New York Metropolitan area, the heart and soul of Romania waits.” In Long Valley, New Jersey, in a field next to the existing Life-Giving Fountain Romanian Orthodox Church, a beautiful wooden Romanian church is under construction. The project is dedicated to the centenary of Romania’s union into…

Jul 8, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

President of Malta welcomes Romanian Bishop at San Anton Palace

His Excellency George Vella, President of Malta, welcomed His Grace Atanasie of Bogdania, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy, at San Anton Palace on Monday, June 28. The meeting was attended by: H.E. Lino Bianco, Malta’s Ambassador to Romania, Fr. George Alexandru Popescu, parish priest of the Romanian community in Malta, and…

Jul 2, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Romanians in Melbourne were first to celebrate the feast of Holy Apostles Peter and Paul

As the day starts “earlier” in Australia due to its time zone, Romanians from this country were the first in the Romanian Diaspora to celebrate the feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul. The worship place has been recently restored and it was reconsecrated on July 1st, 2018, when it was also given a…

Jun 30, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian parish established in Ljubljana: Caring for Romanians everywhere is a moral duty, Patriarch Daniel says

Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday announced the establishment of a new parish for Romanians in the diaspora. The parish will be in Ljubljana, Slovenia, and will be pastored by Father Pavel Goreanu, a former parish priest in Turin. “It is a right and a moral duty of us to take care of Romanians everywhere,” the Patriarch…

Jun 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

European Parliament: Romanian Orthodox Church representative offers the Christian perspective on the future of EU trade

A seminar on the future of EU trade policy was held on Tuesday at the European Parliament (EP). Father George Vâlcu addressed the event on behalf of the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the EU (CROCEU), proposing that trade be centred less on profit and more on the real needs of the…

Jun 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

HE Ioan Casian: Christ reveals as the Messiah through the Samaritan woman, showing woman as equal to man in dignity

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada said on Sunday that Christ revealed as the Messiah to all of us through the Samaritan Woman. He also emphasized that the profound dialogue between our Saviour and this woman shows that woman is equal to man in dignity. “In the Church we live in apostolic times,” said His…

Jun 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Over 100,000 Romanian children were baptized in Italy after bishop Siluan’s enthronement

Italy hosts the largest community of Romanians outside Romania. The first Romanian parish appeared on the peninsula in 1940. Still, it was not until May 8, 2008, that Orthodox Romanians in Italy had their own bishop, in the person of His Grace Bishop Siluan Şpan. Marking the 13th anniversary of Bishop Siluan’s enthronement, Assistant Bishop…

May 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bust of Romanian priest martyred on Pascha unveiled in Albania

A bust of Fr. Haralambie Balamace was unveiled in Korçë, Albania, on Monday, commemorating his martyrdom on Pascha night in 1914. The bronze statue was erected in the local Youth Park. The opening ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Romania to Albania and representatives of the Aromanians in the area. Fr. Haralambie was killed…

May 13, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

HG Ioan Casian: Romanian faithful should confess their faith as the patron saints of the Romanian diaspora did

In his Easter Pastoral Letter, Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada called upon the faithful to follow in the footsteps of the patron saints of the Romanian diaspora, taking them as their models. “Let us also become steadfast confessors of the Orthodox faith, outstanding representatives of our traditional Christian values proven by time and experience, and…

May 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Through the Holy Baptism we are chosen to witness and proclaim the Resurrection: Metropolitan Nicolae

“Only those chosen by Christ to be the witnesses of His Resurrection can also be the preachers of this miracle. Christ appeared to the myrrh-bearers, the apostles, the disciples and lastly to St. Paul,” writes the Romanian Metropolitan of the two Americas in his Easter Pastoral Letter. “We too are following in the footsteps of…

May 1, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bogota: The first ever divine liturgy celebrated in Romanian during the first visit of a Romanian priest in Colombia

Father Daniel Ene, Diocesan Secretary and Dean of New York, New England and US East Coast, visited Colombia at the beginning of the month. It was the first visit of a Romanian Orthodox priest in this country. On this occasion, Romanians from Bogota heard for the first time the Divine Liturgy in their native language.…

Apr 27, 2021Ștefana Totorcea