Dioceses

HE Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos visits Diaconeşti Monastery

His Eminence Hierotheos Vlachos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Hagios Vlasios, visited Wednesday, 16 November 2016, the Dormition of the Theotokos Monastery in Diaconeşti, Bacău County. The Greek Hierarch was welcomed by His Eminence Ioachim, Archbishop of Roman and Bacău, doxologia.ro reports. Archbishop Ioachim thanked his guest for accepting the invitation to visit the monastic community…

Nov 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Paisius Velichkovsky celebrated at Neamţ Monastery

Neamţ Monastery celebrated Tuesday, 15 November 2016, one of its protector saints: Venerable Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Neamţ. On the feast day, at the Divine Liturgy held in the katholikon church Their Eminences Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, Ierotheos, Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Hagios Vlasios, and Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern…

Nov 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud celebrated at Holy Trinity Monastery in Bichigiu

His Eminence Andrei, Metropolitan of Cluj, Maramureş and Sălaj, celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Monastery in Bichigiu, on the feast of the four Holy Martyrs and Confessors of Năsăud, 12 November 2016, Radio Renasterea reports. Pilgrims, priests, monastics from all across the country, and representatives of local authorities participated in the Divine Liturgy.…

Nov 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Divine Liturgy and Funeral Service for HE Archbishop Justinian Chira

An impressive assembly of hierarchs, hundreds of priests and thousands of believers came Thursday, 3 November 2016, at the Cathedral in Baia Mare, to bid farewell to Archbishop Justinian Chira. A hierarchal Divine Liturgy preceded the Funeral Service. His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bukovina, read out the funeral message of His Beatitude Patriarch…

Nov 9, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

10 Famous Quotes from His Eminence Archbishop Justinian Chira

1. Prayer has the grace to make the eternal fountain of joy sprinkle our soul. The soul from which springs no voice of prayer unto Heaven is like a deserted house, full of cobweb, inhabited by the birds of darkness alone. A soul that does not know how to pray will never know what happiness…

Nov 1, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

15,000 believers present at Divine Liturgy on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva of Iași

Thousands of faithful from all across Romania participated Friday, 14 October 2016, in the Divine Liturgy, officiated in Iași on the Feast of Pious Saint Paraskeva the New. Representatives of state and local authorities also took part in the event. Other several thousands of believers stood in a three-kilometre line to get to bow down…

Oct 19, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Distinguished guests on a pilgrimage to the Monasteries in Vâlcea County

His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, and His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Rustavi, representative of Georgian Catholicos Ilia II, visited Friday, 29 September 2016, Hurezi and Bistrița Monasteries, in Vâlcea County. They were accompanied by several Antiochian, Romanian and Georgian hierarchs, the official website of the Archdiocese of Râmnic informs. His…

Oct 6, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

750 school bags and supplies offered by the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău at the beginning of the school year

At the beginning of the school year, 15 September 2016, the Archdiocese of Roman and Bacău offered 5,300 packages of school supplies and sweets, and 750 school bags and supplies to several students coming from financially fragile families, but also to students with good school results from Bacău, Roman, Moineşti, Oneşti, Sascut and Buhuşi. The…

Sep 26, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Kindergarten opened in Giurgiu

The Diocese of Giurgiu opened an Orthodox Kindergarten, the official diocesan website informs. His Grace Ambrozie, Bishop of Giurgiu, visited Thursday, 15 September 2016, together with the administrative vicar, Archimandrite Teodor Serban, the Orthodox Kindergarten Little Angels of the Diocese of Giurgiu. The building that houses the Kindergarten Little Angels was purchased by the Diocesan…

Sep 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Rev Constantin Necula Lectured at Dej for More than 1000 Persons

Young and Old, Opportunities and Obstacles was the theme of the lecture delivered by Rev Constantin Necula from the Faculty of Theology of Sibiu. The event was organised by the Orthodox Philanthropy Association, branch of Dej, in partnership with the Orthodox Deanery of Dej and County Council of Cluj. The lecture was delivered Sunday, 21…

Aug 28, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan of Banat supports the villages affected by natural calamities in Faget Area

Wednesday afternoon, 17 August 2016, a tornado storm occurred in Faget area of the Archdiocese of Timisoara which partially destroyed the roofs of several houses in Traian Vuia, Susani, Rachita, Cliciova and Jupani localities – mitropolia-banatului.ro informs. Besides the people’s houses, the roofs of the churches in the respective parishes have also been damaged, and…

Aug 24, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu