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The Holy Trinity Parish in Rochester, NY celebrated 15 years of existence

The members of the Holy Trinity parish in the city of Rochester, New York State, celebrated on Sunday, October 22, 2017, 15 years from the foundation of the parish and the parish priest’s ordination, Fr. Daniel Adrian Ene. The event was attended by His Eminence Nicolae, the Metropolitan of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the…

Oct 30, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

The Fall Conference of the Romanian Orthodox Youth of the Americas (ROYA)

Romanian Orthodox youth from across United States and Canada came together this Thanksgiving weekend alongside His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolia of the Americas and His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada for the annual ROYA Fall Conference. The event took place in Beaverton, Ontario, at the…

Oct 12, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas offers prayers for Las Vegas victims

Following the Oct. 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas, when 64-year-old Stephen Paddock opened fire at an open-air music festival from his room in a nearby hotel, His Eminence Nicolae, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, offered his condolences and prayers. A statement posted on the diocesan website reads: The priests and faithful of the…

Oct 4, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Serafim lays foundation stone of a new Romanian Church in Vienna, replica of Voronet Monastery

On Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim laid the foundation stone of a new Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital of Austria. The new church is a replica of the Voronet Monastery, a medieval monastic settlement in the northern part of Romania known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the East’. Metropolitan Serafim and the assistant bishop…

Sep 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Conference of the Youth of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

The Romanian Orthodox Youth of the Americas Association (ROYA) announces the first Youth Conference of all parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas on October 6-9, 2017 (arrival October 6 in the afternoon, leaving October 9 at noon). That weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the USA. Both Hierarchs of our Metropolis,  Met.…

Aug 22, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain expresses solidarity with the Barcelona terror attack victims. People urged to give blood

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal expressed his compassion and solidarity with the Spanish people following the 17 August terror attack, asking God to protect this nation so hospitable to strangers. In his message, Bishop Timotei urges Romanians living in Spain to go to Barcelona’s hospitals and donate blood, thus responding to a…

Aug 18, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians in Turkey offer prayers to Virgin Martyr Paraskeva on her feast day

Romanian Orthodox faithful living in Istanbul gathered Wednesday, 26 July 2017, at St Paraskeva – Pikridion Church to honour the feast of the Holy Virgin Martyr Paraskeva of Rome. On the patronal feast of the Romanian parish in Istanbul, His Eminence Elpidophoros, Metropolitan of Bursa, presided over the Divine Liturgy with Fr Sergiu-Marcel Vlad, rector…

Jul 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patronal feast at Ss. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago

These days Ss. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago was adorned with joy for the feast of its heavenly protectors. The patron saints of the Cathedral were honored with great reverence this year. The feast started Saturday, May 20th, with Vespers officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and the priests of the Cathedral. The feast…

May 24, 2017Andrei Pau

VIDEO | His Grace Ioan Casian enthroned as Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada

On Sunday, a ceremony was held at St George Church in Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Canada, during which His Grace Ioan Casian was enthroned as first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada. His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște, the delegate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, read out the Synodal Tomos proclaiming the establishment the new Romanian…

May 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

First Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of America Enthroned (Video)

On April 30, the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae (Condrea) was enthroned as the first Romanian Orthodox metropolitan of the Americas. The event took place after the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen in Chicago. The delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate was led by Metropolitan Nifon of…

May 2, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Orthodox hierarchs in North America to be installed in new dioceses

A delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate led by Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște will visit North America from April 28 to May 7 for the installation of two Romanian hierarchs. On October 28, 2016, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church established two new diocesan structures: the Diocese of Canada, with His Grace Ioan Casian…

Apr 6, 2017Sorin Ioniţe