Dioceses

Maramureș Diocese wants every parish to have a mortuary chapel

“No parish community without a mortuary chapel,” is the title of the new program of the Orthodox Diocese of Maramures and Satmar announced by Bishop Justin during the diocesan assembly on February 6. This project is linked to this year’s commemorative theme given by the Holy Synod, in an attempt to highlight the liturgical and…

Feb 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Diocesan Assembly: Bălți Bishop declares confidence of successfully building cathedral, cultural centre

“I have great confidence. We will succeed both with the centre and with the cathedral. We will succeed with all our mission. We will succeed,” Bishop Antonie repeated in the opening remarks at the annual meeting of the Diocesan Assembly of Bălți on Feb. 4. The Bishop of Bălți said that he is not alone…

Feb 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Cluj Archdiocese spends EUR 3.3 mln on charity in 2020

The Archdiocese of Cluj spent 3.3 million Euros on philanthropy last year, offering aid or other forms of support to approximately 16,000 beneficiaries. The announcement was made at the Eparchial Assembly gathered on Saturday in central Romania’s Cluj-Napoca city.  The meeting began with a Te Deum service, after which His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj…

Feb 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Iași Archdiocese: Two candidates to be considered for episcopacy

Archimandrites Nichifor Horia and Ioan Harpa were nominated by the Metropolitan Synod of Moldavia and Bucovina for the position of Auxiliary Bishop of Iași. The proposals were approved on February 2 and were forwarded to the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Archimandrite Nichifor Horia is the Abbot of the “Holy Three Hierarchs” in the…

Feb 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Auxiliary Bishop for Deva and Hunedoara to be elected. Who are the two candidates

Archimandrites Nestor Dinculeană and Gherontie Ciupe were nominated for the position of Auxiliary Bishop to the Diocese of Deva and Hunedoara. The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church will vote one of them to fill the new position. The two nominations were approved on Monday by the Metropolitan Synod organized at the Diocesan Centre…

Feb 10, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Petroniu opens up about his coronavirus experience: I learned how fragile are we humans

At the end of 2020, His Grace Bishop Petroniu of Salaj became infected with the new coronavirus. His health quickly deteriorated, so he had to be hospitalized. After 37 days of hospitalization, he overcame the difficult period, but the disease’s traces can still be seen now, a few months away. “During the night, I am…

Feb 10, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Diocese of Covasna donates 10 tons of potatoes to Roma people affected by the fire

The Orthodox Diocese of Covasna and Harghita donated 10 tons of potatoes to the Miercurea Ciuc city council to prepare meals for the Roma people temporarily accommodated in the city sports hall. They were taken in after a fire destroyed their houses in January. Bishop Andrei of Covasna and Harghita declared for Romania’s national news…

Feb 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Regular liturgical life resumes in the old church of the Berislăveşti Monastery after 21 years

Regular services were resumed in the church at Berislăveşti Monastery in Vâlcea, Romania, after 21 years. Previously, services were held only occasionally because of the danger of the collapse of the building, reports the Archdiocese of Râmnic. Extensive restoration and conservation work on the historical ensemble began in 2015, which allowed for the reopening of…

Feb 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Suceava Archdiocese plans to set up polyclinic and hospital named after Metropolitan Anastasie Crimca

A priority for the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti for 2021 is to design and raise funds for a polyclinic and a hospital named after Metropolitan Anastasie Crimca, who was the founder of the first public hospital in Moldova in 1619. This is not the first large-scale initiative in Suceava as regards supporting medical activity.…

Feb 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Baby dies after baptism in Suceava. Archdiocese: “There is no word or deed to wipe away tears”

“There is no word or deed to wipe away the tears and now soothe the broken hearts of parents and relatives, but we are with them at this particularly difficult time,” the Archdiocese of Suceava said Monday. An internal investigation has been launched into the case of the 6-week-old child who died a few hours…

Feb 1, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest Orthodox Seminary thanks Patron Saint Gregory for fruitful activity in difficult year of pandemic

His Grace Assistant Bishop Timotei of Prahova Monday celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest to honour Saint Gregory the Theologian, the patron saint of theology schools. The staff and students of the Orthodox Seminary in Bucharest gathered in prayer to thank their patron saint for helping them carry out their activities…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu