Dioceses

Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese starts building “St Emilia” Maternity Home in the Month for Life

Pro Vita Iași, the pro-life mission of the Archdiocese of Iași, announced on Tuesday the most important news of the Month for Life 2023 in Romania: the start of construction works at its “St Emilia” Maternity Home. It will house women in pregnancy crisis and mothers with children who are victims of domestic violence. “For…

Mar 15, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Cluj Metropolis to host National Olympiad of Romani Language and Literature

The National Olympiad of Romani Language and Literature will be held in one of Cluj-Napoca’s Orthodox theological educational institutions’ contemporary, spacious facilities. The organisers and the Orthodox Metropolitan of Cluj confirmed the arrangements. Crăciun Ioan Lăcătuș, president of the Social-Missionary-Cultural Orthodox Association for Roma “St. Moses the Black,” Liliana Chiriac, Roma school inspector for the…

Mar 14, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts published in Ukrainian

At the beginning of Lent, the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate in Romania announced the publication of the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts in the Ukrainian language. The text comes to the aid of Ukrainian Orthodox clergy and believers in Romania. With its publishing, all worship sites of the Vicariate will be able to serve according…

Mar 10, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Eulogy of sacrifice at St Anthimos Monastery: Martyrs of Burning Bush movement commemorated on the feast of Holy 40 Martyrs

Two holidays sharing the eulogy of self-sacrifice were marked on Thursday at St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest: the feast of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Anti-communist Political Prisoners’ Day. “How agreeable it was decided that this day, March 9, should be dedicated in our country to the memory of anti-communist political fighters…

Mar 10, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Alba Iulia Archbishop: Christian love makes every woman a spiritual mother who serves others

In a message on International Women’s Day, Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia appreciated the role of women in the Church and society, stressing that a woman “can act effectively in defeating evil, as well as in spreading the light of the Gospel.” “On March 8, our thoughts turn with joy to the virtuous woman, who…

Mar 8, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Petru welcomes replacement of term “Moldovan language” with “Romanian language” in all official pieces of legislation

In a message to the speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia congratulated the initiative and expressed his support for the draft law on replacing the phrase “Moldovan language” with “Romanian language” in all official pieces of legislation of the Republic of Moldova, including the Constitution. The…

Mar 7, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Head of Chancellery of Romania’s PM meets with Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia

On February 22, Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia received the visit of Mircea Abrudean, the head of the Romanian Prime Minister’s Chancellery. The Romanian official extended the Metropolis of Bessarabia a message of support. Metropolitan Petru thanked the Government of Romania for its ongoing assistance to the Bessarabian community, particularly for supplementing clerical salaries beginning in…

Feb 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Huși Bishop Ignatie urges to observe digital fast during Lenten season

As the annual 40-day observation of Lent began, the Bishop of Huși has advised the faithful to undertake a digital fast during this season by refraining from using mobile devices and avoiding the internet. After officiating the Order of Vespers on the Sunday of Forgiveness at the diocesan cathedral in Husi on the final day…

Feb 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Alba Iulia Archbishop Irineu: Great Lent is a time of purification and illumination

In a message at the beginning of Great Lent, Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia called the Lenten season “a time of purification and illumination.” The Romanian Archbishop noted that fasting “is a gift offered to us by the Church”, and through specific religious services, we are reminded that “sin and death have distanced us from…

Feb 27, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Banat Metropolitan Ioan: Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs

In a message occasioned by the official launch of Timisoara 2023 European Capital of Culture year, His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat stressed that Europe deserves a Cultural Capital founded by martyrs, recalling that Timisoara is a martyr city. “Man is born only once in life. A country is born several times. The last time…

Feb 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Deva’s newly-ordained assistant bishop Gherontie expresses awe in new “heavy and fearful responsibility”

The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral in Deva hosted the ordination to the episcopacy of the new assistant bishop to the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara during the hierarchical Divine Liturgy on Sunday. The Divine Liturgy was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Laurentiu of Transylvania and included sixteen other concelebrating hierarchs. The Very Rev.…

Feb 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu