Diaspora

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

Romanian Orthodox Parish in Tokyo organizes drawing competition for children

Saint George Romanian Orthodox Parish in Tokyo has announced a drawing competition for children entitled ‘100 years in colours and in the soul’ to mark the 1918 Great Union Centennial. Children are invited to showcase their talent and creativity through drawing and painting. Their works have to be related to the Great Union of Romania…

Oct 10, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Synaxis of All Orthodox Saints of Iberian Peninsula celebrated for first time at Zaragoza

The Synaxis of All Orthodox Saints of the Iberian Peninsula was celebrated for the first time on Sunday at the Dormition of the Theotokos Romanian Parish in Zaragoza, Spain. The Divine Liturgy and the proclamation ceremony were led by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. Concelebrants included Bishop Nestor of Korsun (Moscow…

Oct 9, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

CROCEU meeting in Sofia addresses role of family in European society

The place and the role of family in European society is one of the topics discussed in Sofia, Bulgaria, at the meeting of the Committee of Representatives of the Orthodox Churches to the European Union – CROCEU. The general theme of the meeting is ‘The factors of enhancing cohesion in European Society’. The CROCEU meeting…

Oct 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

USA Orthodox Bishops aim to intensify cooperation between jurisdictions

The canonical Orthodox bishops in the United States of America aim to enhance spiritual unity, communication, and cooperation among the parishes of various jurisdictions situated in the same geographic areas. The canonical Orthodox hierarchs in the United States met this week in Cleveland, Ohio, for their ninth annual meeting under the chairmanship of the Greek Archbishop Demetrios of…

Oct 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Map of Orthodox Parishes in the United States available for download

 A new map, Orthodox Bishops and Parishes in the United States, is now available on the USA Bishops Assembly website.  The updated map shows: a) locations, names and jurisdictions of all active Orthodox bishops in the United States and b) the total number of Orthodox parishes in each county. The map is in PDF format and can be…

Sep 24, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

10th Edition of the Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas

The 10th Edition of the Symposium of Orthodox Spirituality of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas took place at the historical University of Chicago, Divinity School.   On Saturday, September 15, 2018 seven guest speakers talked on the theme of the Symposium “Many Nations, One Faith. Orthodox Christian Identity in Contemporary America”. The beautiful natural setting of the…

Sep 21, 2018Gheorghe Anghel