Dioceses

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

Make a donation: Help the construction of the Orthodox Cathedral and Romanian Cultural Centre in Bălţi

The Diocese of Bălţi still has to pay approximately 20,000 euros to take possession of the land on which it will build a cathedral and a Romanian cultural centre in the city. “The project is an investment, by faith, for the future of our Romanian nation, and, in essence, it is an endeavour for whose…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Joseph the Merciful stood out through self-sacrifice, Bishop of Southern Bessarabia says

“He distinguished himself through self-sacrifice, but especially through mercy and the care he had for the Church and its servants,” Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia said Tuesday about Saint Joseph the Merciful at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi. „He was one of the worthy hierarchs who pastored this metropolis,” Bishop Veniamin said about St Joseph…

Jan 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocese of Timișoara spends 900,000 € on philanthropic projects in 2020

The Archdiocese of Timișoara, in Western Romania, spent 900,000 € on philanthropic projects last year, according to an announcement on its official website. The beneficiaries were socially-vulnerable persons and institutions with financial difficulties. “In spite of all the financial difficulties,” the diocese said in a statement, “support activities have been intensified by the Diocesan Center…

Jan 28, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Visarion prays with inmates at Tulcea Prison

Bishop Visarion prayed with the inmates from Tulcea Maximum Security Prison and offered them gifts last Saturday. At the prison’s “Holy Apostles Peter and şi Paul” Chapel, the prisoners attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated by the bishop on the feast of the Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter. The hierarch spoke…

Jan 21, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Banat Metropolitan celebrates name day by sending gifts to Timișoara prison, neuropsychiatric hospitals

On the feast of Saint John the Baptist, Metropolitan Ioan of Banat turned his attention to the inmates of Timișoara’s prison. Ten prisoners selected with the help of the penitentiary management received a financial aid from the Metropolitan. Five of the detainees are called John, the Metropolis of Banat noted. The money granted was transferred…

Jan 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan Christmas Message: The year that begins is our special year

The Metropolis of Bessarabia celebrates the Nativity of the Lord on January 7, according to the unrevised Julian calendar. On this occasion, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru sent a message in which he emphasized that with the Lord’s Nativity “all are reborn and truly renewed, for all who have unwavering, constant and authentic faith in the…

Jan 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan hopes 2021 will be “a time of more courage, more closeness to God”

In his New Year’s message, Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina urged everyone to be closer to God. He urged more hope that God would not leave us and that the Mother of God would not forsake us. “Holy joy, a blessed end of the year, and the coming year to be a time of…

Dec 30, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu