Diaspora

Metropolitan Nicolae congratulates Archbishop Elect of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

His Eminence Metropolitan Elpidophoros Archbishop Elect of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Your Eminence, Hristos a înviat! Christ is Risen! Christos Anesti! On behalf of all clergy and faithful of our Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas I have the high privilege and distinct honor to offer our congratulations and best wishes to Your Eminence on…

May 14, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Priest from Bucharest Monastery offers Paschal Light to Romanians living in Dubai

A priest from Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest was appointed by the Patriarch of Romania to travel to Dubai to officiate all Easter services for the Romanian Orthodox community there. During his mission from April 21 to May 1, 2019, the V. Rev. Protosyncellus Iachint Vardianu officiated the services in Romanian language at the Annunciation…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif expresses solidarity with French people and Catholic Church following Notre Dame Fire

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe expressed his solidarity with the French people, the Roman-Catholic Church, and the Archdiocese of Paris after a fire broke out at the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral in central Paris on Monday. ‘We are deeply saddened by the catastrophe hitting the capital of France,’ His Eminence Metropolitan…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian journalists visit Kerk en Leven newspaper offices in Antwerp

The Romanian journalists who visited Belgium for three days last week were welcomed on Thursday, March 7, at the headquarters of the most important religious newspaper in the Flemish Region of Belgium, Kerk en Leven (Church & Life). The group of religion journalists was received by the newspaper’s editor-in-chief, Luk Vanmaercke, who presented the history…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

20 religion journalists from Romania visit ROC Representation to the European Institutions

A group of twenty religion journalists from Romania visited the Representation of the Romanian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions headquartered in Brussels on the first day of a three-day trip to Belgium beginning on Wednesday, March 6, 2019. The journalists were welcomed by Rev. Sorin Selaru, director, Rev. George Valcu, secretary, and Rev. Gabriel…

Mar 12, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Prince Charles attends Orthodox service at Romanian parish in London

HRH Prince Charles of Wales attended an Orthodox service hosted by St George Romanian Parish in London in the presence of over 200 Romanians living in Great Britain on Thursday evening, February 14, 2019. The Parish of Saint George in London is under the canonical jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern…

Feb 18, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayers offered in Brussels for the success of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council

Representatives of local Orthodox Churches and of other Christian communities to the European institutions, diplomats, members of the European Parliament, members and friends of the Romanian community in Brussels gathered at St Nicholas Church in the capital of Belgium to offer prayers for the success of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council on Wednesday…

Feb 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

California Romanian Parishes receive new antimensia

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas offered new antimensia to two Romanian Orthodox parishes in California following the establishment of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of the United States of America. As reported by the official website of the Metropolis, His Eminence visited the Holy Cross Parish in Upland and the Holy Archangels Parish in…

Jan 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian, Canadian WWI soldiers commemorated at Oshawa

His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada commemorated the Romanian and Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War during a memorial service officiated at Oshawa on Saturday, December 8, 2018. The service was officiated in three languages: Romanian, English, and French, and was attended by journalists from Toronto and Montreal. The memorial service…

Dec 11, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

The Feast Day of Saint Demetrios the New at the Middletown Monastery

The end of October brought to Romanian Orthodox faithful in the North-East of the United States an opportunity for spiritual joy: the feast of the protector of the Romanian monastic community in Middletown, NY, St. Dimitrios the New of Basarabi. On the evening of October 26, His Eminence Nicolae, the Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox…

Oct 31, 2018Florin Nicolaie

President Klaus Iohannis visits headquarters of Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy for first time

On Sunday His Excellency the President of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, visited for the first time the headquarters of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy. The Romanian president is currently on a state visit to Italy until October 17. It is the first state visit of a Romanian president in Italy in 45 years. The…

Oct 17, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu