Romania’s National Agency Against Human Trafficking and the Romanian Orthodox Church are currently implementing a national campaign entitled “United, we offer freedom! Exploitation oppresses souls and destroys destinies.” The main message of the campaign is a warning about the phenomenon of human trafficking, addressed both to the believers in the parishes of the Romanian Orthodox…
On Saturday, April 16, 2022, on the eve of the great feast of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will organise the Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, with the participation of hierarchs, priests, monks, nuns and lay believers from the capital and Ilfov county. This religious and missionary…
The painting team of Romania’s National Cathedral has completed 6,300 square meters of mosaic interior painting and is currently working on the South Apse interior wall. Applying the icon fragments on the walls and the subsequent finishings are made manually, stone by stone, has announced the communication team of the National Cathedral on Facebook. “These…
The latest analysis made by researchers of national science academies of EU members states (EASAC) brings evidence that regenerative agriculture could contribute to reducing climate risks and has the potential to feed the growing world population and improve biodiversity, the Romanian Academy announced last week. “Today’s large-scale conventional agriculture has huge negative impact on soil.…
A delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church visited several communities implementing integral ecology and volunteer projects in the Milan region on April 4-6, 2022. The visit facilitated the assimilation of good practice models in the field of ecology in Italy to implement the pilot project initiated this year in sixteen Orthodox parishes in Romania and…
Considered by many people a unique “Avva” of the Romanian spirituality, as inspiringly Rev. Prof. Dr. Dumitru Staniloae called him, Elder Cleopa Ilie was born in Suliţa commune, Botoşani county, on April 10, 1912. His parents, Alexandru and Ana Ilie, called him Constantin, and he was the fifth child of the ten to this family of…
The Association of the Romanian Orthodox Auxiliary of the Americas (AROLA) continues its annual tradition of honouring, in front of the entire community, Christian mothers who are examples for those around them: five Romanian Orthodox Women from across the Ocean were awarded last month the title of “Mother of the Year 2022”. “Saint John Chrysostom…
Romfilatelia adds to the theme of spirituality and history of the Romanian Orthodox Church with an anniversary issue dedicated to a leading hierarch: “Metropolitan-Primate Calinic Miclescu, 200 years since his birth”. The issue, with a postage stamp having the face value of Lei 10.00, was introduced into circulation on Tuesday, April 5th. The images reproduced on the…
Hundreds of thousands of the world’s buildings will light up in blue on Saturday to mark World Autism Awareness Day. The observance has been established by the United Nations and is currently at its 15th edition. Autism is mainly characterized by its unique social interactions, non-standard ways of learning, keen interests in specific subjects, inclination…
The Romanian Police celebrated its 200th anniversary on March 25, 2022. March 25 was chosen as Romanian Police Day is linked to the Annunciation of the Theotokos found on the first flag of the Great Agia (administrative body from the 18th-19th century in Wallachia and Moldova, in charge of maintaining public order in the capital).…
A commemorative event dedicated to the priest Haralambie Balamace took place on March 23, 2022, at the Church of the Transfiguration in Korçë, Albania, where the Aromanian priest was killed 108 years ago. After a memorial service, the figure of the great hero who died defending the identity, freedom and dignity of Romanians in Albania…
“In this world, we live in, floods of bad news come day and night: pandemics, death, poverty, wars, crisis and so on. So let us rejoice today!” urged the patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești on the Feast of the Annunciation. “We Christians must rejoice unceasingly for two thousand years because there is no better…
The Special Telecommunications Service (STS) has added new translations to the “Apel 112” (“Call 112”) mobile application and, currently, it can be used in Romanian, English, French, German, Hungarian and Ukrainian. In order to benefit from the new features, the application needs to be updated to the latest version, using Google Play or App Store.…
On the 104th anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania, Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at Saint Spyridon Metropolitan Cathedral in Bucharest. During the Divine Liturgy, the bishop remembered the founders of the Union of March 27, 1918, stressing that “they understood what it means to carry the Cross with…
Works are nearing completion in the Diocese of Deva on a project started by Bishop Gurie of blessed memory. A modern kindergarten with a capacity of 80 places will bear the name of the first bishop of Deva and Hunedoara as a tribute. Deva’s new bishop Nestor visits the site almost daily to supervise the…
April 1 became by law, adopted in 2011, a National Day honouring the memory of Romanians who were the victims of the massacres at Fântâna Albă and other areas, deportations, famine and other forms of repression organized by the totalitarian Soviet regime in Hertza region, northern Bukovina and the whole of Bessarabia. After signing the…
His Eminence Archbishop Irineu of Alba Iulia celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Holy Cross” Monastery in Aiud and prayed for the souls of the confessors in communist prisons on Sunday, March 27. In his sermon for the Sunday of the Holy Cross, the Archbishop of Alba Iulia explained that “our Saviour Jesus Christ calls…
“The future belongs to those who let the light of love shine upon them and whose heart beats for other hearts confronted with difficult situations. The future is pro-life because pro-life is the only way to have a future,” said Alexandra Nadane on Saturday at the Bucharest March for Life 2022. The event was organized…
The Press Office of the Romanian Patriarchate published details on the support provided by the Romanian Orthodox Church for the victims of the war in Ukraine during March 18-24, 2022, and communicated the total amount of support provided so far: it exceeds 5.2 million euros (26 million lei). Full text of the communique: Humanitarian aid…
Priests and deacons of four Romanian missionary deaneries in Great Britain met on Saturday, March 26, with His Eminence Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe and with Her Excellency Laura Popescu, Romanian Ambassador to London. A delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate also attended the event held at the Romanian Cultural Institute in London. During…