Dioceses

Church and religious art represent true cultural landmarks: CultMin Gheorghiu

‘The Church and the religious art in Northeastern Romania represent true cultural landmarks that attract visitors from all over the world,’ Romania’s Minister of Culture Bogdan Gheorghiu wrote on Facebook, AGERPRES reports. The statement was made following a meeting of the minister with a delegation of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti, held at the…

Oct 19, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

New priest ordained in Bucharest for Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate

The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiesti performed the ordination to the priesthood of Deacon Gheorghe Chascear during the Divine Liturgy at St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest on Sunday, October 11, 2020. Father Gheorghe Chascear is of Ukrainian origin and will serve at Campulung la Tisa parish within the Romanian Patriarchate’s Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate. ‘We…

Oct 19, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Teofan warns against religious freedom violations as only locals can venerate relics of St. Parascheva

Metropolitan Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina has warned against the violation of religious freedom rights as authorities decided that only people domiciled in Iași are allowed to enter the Metropolitan Cathedral and venerate the holy relics of Saint Parascheva. “Moldavia is currently living one of the saddest periods in its history.” The Metropolitan released a…

Oct 9, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archdiocese of Iași: Grievous that Romanians can come here for any purpose except annual St. Parascheva pilgrimage

The feast of St. Parascheva the protectress of Moldova on October 14 is one of the largest religious celebrations in the liturgical calendar in the Romanian Orthodox Church. Every year, tens of thousands of Orthodox faithful flock to the city of Iași to venerate the saint’s precious relics. Last year, the weekend-long celebrations drew more than…

Oct 8, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel consecrates Oradea Orthodox Cathedral to mark 340 years since the diocese’s first documentary attestation

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated the “Resurrection of the Lord” Diocesan Cathedral in Oradea on Sunday. The service was part of a series of events celebrating the 340th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of the Diocese of Oradea, 325 years since the diocese and its hierarch were mentioned in the Diploma of the Austrian…

Sep 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania consecrates new church of Izbuc monastery

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated the new church of Izbuc Monastery in Bihor County on Saturday. The event was part of the 340th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of the Orthodox Diocese of Oradea, 325 years since the diocese and its hierarch were mentioned in the Diploma of the Austrian Emperor Leopold I, and…

Sep 21, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Memorial house of Elder Sofian Boghiu consecrated in his native village

The great Romanian elder Fr. Sofian Boghiu was honoured on Monday, September 14, in his native village on the 18th anniversary of his repose. Fr. Sofian was born on October 7, 1912, in Cuconeștii Vechi, Bălți County in what is today the northern part of the Republic of Moldova. On Monday, a memorial house was…

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archpriest Aurel Munteanu’s 80th anniversary of martyrdom / Metr. Andrei: Follow his faith!

Archpriest Aurel Munteanu was commemorated last Thursday on the 80th anniversary of his martyrdom. The memorial service was officiated at the Orthodox Cathedral in Huedin by Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureş and Sălaj. In the churchyard, where the tomb of the martyred archpriest is located, a Trisagion service was officiated. The commemorative moments were preceded…

Sep 15, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Maternal Home of the Diaconia Mission celebrates nine years of existence. It hosted 130 mothers and their children

The Maternal Home “In Mother’s Arms” established by Diaconia, the Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, celebrates nine years of existence. In this period, it was HOME for 130 mothers and their children, until they could be socially reintegrated. This centre helps mothers in pregnancy crisis and mothers of infant children who are constrained…

Sep 14, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Ambrozie urges students to apply time discipline and avoid excessive social media use

Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu tells the students to be responsible with their time in a message occasioned by the beginning of the new school year 2020-2021. ‘Not only educators have responsibility but also each of you because from an early age it is good to understand that you have a role in the world and…

Sep 11, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Do not abandon the healthy principles on which family is based; make laws to protect families – Archbishop Ioachim

The Archbishop of Roman and Bacău wrote a message on the feast of the Righteous Joachim and Anna, in which he referred to the values of the natural family and the need to promote and protect them both in daily life and through appropriate laws. “Three fundamental values support the backbone of a nation and…

Sep 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu