Diaspora

Metropolitan Nicolae sends condolences on death of Dr. Hugo Tristram Engelhardt Jr.

June 21, 2018 Fr. Julian Anitei and family Dear Fr. Julian, It is with deep sadness that we have heard about the passing away of your father in law, the respected Professor Dr. Tristram H. Engelhardt (Reader Herman). Dr. Engelhardt was professor in the Department of Philosophy at Rice University and professor emeritus in the…

Jun 23, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian is second most common non-British nationality in UK

Number of Romanian nationals living in UK in 2017 estimated to be 411,000, up 25% on 2016, The Guardian reports. There are now more Romanians living in the UK than there are Irish nationals or Indians, official figures reveal. Romania has overtaken the Republic of Ireland and India to move from fourth to second most-common…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

New Romanian Church to be built in Melbourne

A new church will be built at the Life-Giving Spring Monastery in Melbourne, Australia, that will be dedicated to three Romanian Saints, Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand reported. The church will be built in the honour of Hieromartyr Teodosie of Brazi, Metropolitan of Moldavia, Saint Gregory the Teacher, Metropolitan of Wallachia, and Saint…

May 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae comments on Santa Fe attack: It is impossible to understand why these tragedies are repeating in the US

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae has sent a message in which he expresses his solidarity with the Santa Fe attack victims. Ten people have been killed and 10 others injured after a student opened fire at a Texas high school on Friday. Metropolitan Nicolae offers prayers for the souls of those who passed away saying…

May 19, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Bishop Ioan Casian prays for Toronto van attack victims at the scene of the accident

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, Ioan Casian, prayed Saturday for the victims of the van attack that took place in Toronto on April 23. The bishop and several priests went to the scene of the attack to light candles and pray for those who passed away. Bp Ioan Casian urged those present to entreat…

May 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Diocese of Northern Europe offers scholarships for underprivileged children

The Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe is offering monthly scholarships worth 25 Euros for one hundred underprivileged children from Copsa Mica, Sibiu County. On Saturday, April 28, 2018, His Grace Bishop Macarie visited the Holy Archangels parish in Valea Viilor, Sibiu County, where he celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with His Grace Ilarion of…

May 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Saints’ holy relics sent to Canada by Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presented Wednesday His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada with particles of the holy relics of the Romanian Saints Gregory the Teacher and Constantine Brâncoveanu. Patriarch Daniel also offered Bp Ioan Casian a fragment of the vestment with which the holy relics of Saint Demetrius the New were covered. The gifts…

May 3, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

New Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania ordained to edify Romanians in Italy (VIDEO)

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Atanasie Rusnac was ordained Tuesday to the Episcopacy during a hierarchical Divine Liturgy led by Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe at the Romanian Diocesan Centre in Rome. His Grace Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania is the first assistant bishop of the Romanian Diocese of Italy established 10 years ago. Concelebrants…

May 2, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

New feast of All Saints of Iberian Peninsula to be proclaimed in October

During their working session last week, the Assembly of Orthodox Bishops in Spain and Portugal decided to add a new pan-Orthodox feast of the Synaxis of Iberian Saints to the liturgical calendars of the local Orthodox Churches. The meeting that took place Friday, April 20, in Madrid, was attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Polycarp of…

Apr 26, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

German state orders crosses mounted in government buildings

Bavaria’s state premier, Markus Söder, has ordered that crosses be hung up in all state buildings in the southern German state. Söder called the move an “avowal of Bavarian identity.” Bavaria’s freshly-sworn-in state premier has stamped a Christian identity on the state’s public buildings as one of his first acts in office, reports Deutsche Welle.…

Apr 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ordination date for Bishop-elect Atanasie of Bogdania

The Very Rev. Archimandrite Atanasie Rusnac will be ordained to the Episcopacy during a Divine Liturgy that will be celebrated Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Diocesan headquarters in Rome. The ceremony will be led by His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. Bishop-elect Atanasie of Bogdania will be the first assistant bishop…

Apr 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu