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Numismatic issues launched to mark 100 years since the union of Bukovina with Romania

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania, as of 29 October 2018, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a set of three coins (made of gold, silver and copper-plated tombac) and a collector coin made of brass to mark 100 years…

Oct 29, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

The oldest surviving complete Bible in Latin returns to England for first time in 1,300 years

In the early eighth century, three enormous Bibles were produced by monks at Wearmouth-Jarrow Abbey. Two were to remain in Northumbria, but in 716AD the other was sent, in the care of the then abbot, Ceolfrith, to Rome as a gift for Pope Gregory II. Only a few fragments remain of the first two; the…

Oct 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Software firm pastes the Rule of St Benedict into its Code of Ethics

A DATABASE-management company in the United States has adopted a section of the Rule of St Benedict in its formal code of ethics. SQLite is a free-to-use server-less database engine for commercial or private use. Notable users include Google Chrome, Safari, Adobe Systems, and Skype. Its code of conduct, published on its website, requests that developers of…

Oct 26, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Bulgarian Orthodox Patriarch Calls For Medical Donations

October 15 marks the 73rd birthday of Bulgaria’s Patriarch and Sofian Metropolitan Neophyte. For his birthday, his Excellency called for people to donate to a charity campaign for buying a Rotem Sigma apparatus for the maternity ward at Sheinovo Hospital. The equipment is used for diagnosing blood loss in patients with severe health issues, reports…

Oct 16, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romania sets date for referendum to define marriage as man/woman union only

Romania set an Oct. 6-7 date for a referendum to change the constitutional definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman, PM Viorica Dancila announced during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. A group called Coalition for the Family has collected 3 million signatures in favor of the change. The lower house…

Sep 18, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan of Transylvania urges believers to attend Romanian referendum for the definition of marriage

Metropolitan Laurenţiu of Transylvania has urged believers of all confessions to attend the referendum for the definition of marriage, Agerpres reported. The referendum, scheduled for October 7, aims to change the definition of marriage in the Constitution from the current marriage between spouses to the marriage between a man and a woman. The metropolitan argued that turnout…

Sep 18, 2018Gheorghe Anghel

Romania Parliament votes in favour of man/woman marriage only

Romanian Senators on Tuesday approved a measure that would pave the way for the constitution to be changed to explicitly state that marriage is a union of a man and a woman. Senators voted 107-13 with seven abstentions to allow a referendum that could change the constitution, which currently states that marriage is a union…

Sep 12, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Combine Liturgy with Philanthropy, Patriarch Daniel urges at opening of St Stylianos Canteen in Sibiu

‘May we always combine Divine Liturgy with philanthropy,’ His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged Wednesday at the blessing service for the opening of the St Stylianos Canteen of the Sibiu Archdiocese. The canteen is located at No. 15 Secondary School in Sibiu, which is in the vicinity of the headquarters of the Sibiu Archdiocese. Concelebrants for…

Sep 6, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Former FC Utrecht defender Mihai Nesu: ‘I want to belong to Christ’s team. Without God, you have nothing’

The former FC Utrecht football player Mihai Nesu, who suffered a neck injury in training which left him paralyzed, spoke about his life in an interview with The Sports Gazette saying, ‘I want to belong to Christ’s team. Without God, you have nothing in life.’ Asked how he can be so serene and smiling, Mihai…

Aug 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Iosif prays for Romanian victims following Genoa bridge collapse

His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe prayed Sunday, August 19, at the Holy Archangels Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Paris for the rest of the souls of the young Romanians who died following the Genoa bridge collapse. At least 43 people were killed when a section of the 1,102-metre-long (3,615 ft) Ponte Morandi…

Aug 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Greek Orthodox Orphanage burned in deadly Greek fire to be supported by Ecumenical Patriarchate

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew urged last Thursday the orthodox communities from Istanbul to collect economic support that will be offered to the fire-stricken “Lyreio Children’s Institution – Orthodox Village,” whose headquarters are in Neo Voutsa. Simultaneously, His All-Holiness exhorts all of the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s Archdioceses and Metropolises throughout the world, as well as every believer and…

Jul 31, 2018Sorin Ioniţe