Social

The Romanian Orthodox Church has spent €100 million on charity over last 5 years

Over 710 social institutions carry out their activities in the dioceses of the Romanian Patriarchate and over 610 social programmes are currently undertaken by the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Romanian Patriarchate has invested over 100 million Euros in charitable work in the last five years. According to a recent report, in 2016 the Romanian Orthodox…

Apr 7, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Ioan of Banat buys house for mother of four

His Eminence Ioan, Metropolitan of Banat, is renowned for his charity. Once again, he succeeded in solving the desperate situation of a mother of four children in less than 24h, pressalert.ro reports. The family was living in a barn near the village of Comloşu Mare, Timiş County. The family has already moved to their new…

Jan 12, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Preventive Healthcare and Health Education Program for a Thousand Children in 2016

Almost a thousand children from Ilfov and Prahova Counties benefited last year from the Preventive Healthcare and Health Education Program. The volunteers of the Chapel of the National Cathedral carried out the program from 4 August to 5 December 2016. The need for a program dealing with preventive healthcare and health education was observed during…

Jan 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Benefit Concert held in Bucharest. Funds collected were directed to children in distress

The sixth edition of the benefit concert entitled We sing carols by tradition was held Wednesday, in Bucharest. The Association of Students of Orthodox Theology organised Wednesday, 14 December, a benefit concert at the National Library of Romania. Hundreds of people responded to the invitation to listen carols and offer donations for children in distress.…

Dec 15, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

First Food Bank established in Romania with the support of the Romanian Orthodox Church

The Local Food Bank Project in Bucharest’s Sector 6 was launched Wednesday, 7 December 2016, at Golescu-Grant Centre for Recreation and Personal Development. The General Directorate of Social Assistance and Child Protection (DAGSP) in Sector 6 implements the project, in partnership with Sector 6 branch of Diaconia Association. The event was attended by the Mayor…

Dec 9, 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

“Good Health for Villages” Campaign is One Year Old: More than 5000 Patients as Beneficiaries

“Good Health for Villages” Campaign celebrates one year since launching. Coordinated by Rev Archimandrite Ciprian Gradinaru, more than 80 doctors and nurses and 100 volunteers visited localities administratively belonging to the Archdiocese of Bucharest in order to help the fellow beings who needed their help. More than 5000 patients of all ages have been consulted…

Aug 28, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Camp for Disabled Young People at Teliu, Braşov County

From 1-8 August 2016, the “Transylvanian Soul” Social Cultural Association organises in partnership with Teliu Vale parish, within the Archdiocese of Sibiu, the 5th edition of the Youth Camp entitled Workshops for disabled young people: wood – mud – leather, the official website of the Metropolitanate of Transylvania informs. The camp will be held in…

Aug 11, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Approval for the Initiative of the 3 Million Romanians Concerning the Traditional Family

Wednesday, 20 July 2016, the Constitutional Court of Romania approved the legislative proposal on the revision of the Constitution initiated by the Coalition for Family asking that the fundamental law should clearly mention the fact that family is based on the freely consented marriage between a man and a woman – www.doxologia.ro website informs. The…

Jul 26, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Archdiocese Of Buzau And Vrancea Financially And Materially Helps Those Affected By Floods

Tens of houses of several localities of Vrancea region were affected by abundant rains at the beginning of June. The Archdiocese of Buzau and Vrancea helped the families affected by floods and offered them material and financial aid in order to help them overcome this hard time – Dragoş Olteanu, speaker of the Eparchy informs.…

Jul 14, 2016Gheorghe Anghel