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…
Christ is Immortality and honouring His Cross makes us partake in the energy of the uncreated light He dwells in, said the Patriarch of Jerusalem on Sunday. His Beatitude officiated the Divine Liturgy and the Cross Procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre of the Lord. The Patriarch was joined in service by Metropolitans…
The Romanian Metropolitan of the Americas said that the feast Annunciation reveals motherhood as the mystery of the fulfilment of the commandment to love our neighbour. The metropolitan added that by venerating the Mother of God, we honour all Christian women. “A Church Father says that in this mystery of the birth of the Son…
Mr Ștefan Dascălu, immunology and theoretical epidemiology researcher at the University of Oxford, was awarded the Romanian Patriarchate’s Order of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs during a ceremony on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. The distinction was handed to him by delegates of the Romanian Patriarchate, present in London for an interdisciplinary conference in Oxford. The academic…
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas has recently signed a joint statement of US Orthodox hierarchs which clarifies their position on abortion and affirms the equality of preborn children with all the people who have already been born. “The Orthodox Church has consistently and unequivocally recognized the full humanity of every person beginning at…
Patriarch Daniel expressed his hope to consecrate the mosaic iconography of the National Cathedral will be consecrated. “We hope that in 2025 the Good Lord and His saints will help us to consecrate the new painting of the National Cathedral, on the 140th anniversary of the autocephaly of the Romanian Orthodox Church (1885) and the…
Special stamps have been issued by Romfilatelia for Easter this year, with the design telling the story of Christ’s Crucifixion and Resurrection painted at the beginning of the eighteenth century by Romanian iconographers. The stamps see Christ on the cross and rising from the tomb in icons of the patrimony of Kretzulescu Church in Bucharest…
A new video from the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți shows the impressive plans for the future Skete of Elders Cleopa (Ilie) and Paisie (Olaru). Both of these great 20th-century ascetics are among those who will be canonized by the Romanian Holy Synod in 2025, to mark the 140th anniversary of autocephaly and the 100th…
The Sunday of Saint Gregory Palamas was celebrated with great pomp in Thessaloniki, where he pastored as archbishop for twelve years (1347-1359). Metropolitan Anthimos of Thessaloniki celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the city’s Metropolitan Cathedral, followed by a procession on the streets of Thessaloniki with the honourable relics of St. Gregory. The reliquary was carried…
World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. The focus for this year is groundwater which is a dwindling resource overused by many countries. World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year to highlight the importance of freshwater. The tradition has continued since 1993. According to the United Nations website, more…
His Grace Bishop Justin of Maramureș and Sătmar welcomed a delegation from ACT Alliance and the World Council of Churches at the diocesan centre in Baia Mare last week. The delegation visited Hungary, Ukraine and Romania on 14-18 March, focusing on humanitarian needs and church response. The Diocese of Maramureș and Sătmar is one of…
Monastic settlements, secluded places where discretion and tranquillity prevail, also have substantial photographic potential. As a result, more and more Romanian monasteries and hermitages have chosen to be present on Instagram, a social network dedicated to multimedia content. Although monks do not need a virtual identity, by managing these accounts of the monasteries they belong…
Representatives of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada participated last Sunday in the Pan-Orthodox Vespers organized at the „St. Pantelimon” Greek Parish in Markham, Toronto, for the Sunday of Orthodoxy. The Romanian diocese was represented by the following clerics: Dean Viorel Țencaliuc, Father Vasile Aileni, Father Emanuel Ionuț Țencaliuc and Hieromnk Policarp. Archbishop Sotirios of…