Metropolis of Bessarabia

Metropolis of Bessarabia marks 30 years since reactivation

The Metropolis of Bessarabia has marked thirty years since its reactivation. The event was celebrated on September 14 with thanksgiving services at the diocesan headquarters and in various places of worship. The Metropolis of Bessarabia marks three decades of spiritual, cultural, philanthropic and social activities of the Church in Bessarabia, witnessing and synthesising, to the…

Sep 23, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Proposed for canonization, Fr Alexandru Baltaga perished in the Gulag for voting unification of Bessarabia with Romania

Father Alexandru Baltaga was the representative of the Church in the House of Representatives in 1918, when he voted for the unification of Bessarabia with Romania. When the Soviets occupied Bessarabia, in 1941, aged 80, he was deported to a forced labour camp in Kazan, today’s Capital city of Tatarstan. The priest had admitted to…

Aug 22, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Bessarabia Metropolis local synod meets in Chișinău: decisions

The Metropolitan Synod of the Metropolis of Bessarabia held a meeting in Chișinău on July 28, 2022. The meeting was chaired by His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia and was attended by Bishops Antonie of Bălți and Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia. The activity of the Metropolis concerning the situation in Ukraine was presented. The Synod…

Aug 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan meets new US Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia welcomed His Excellency Kent D. Logsdon, the new Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova, at the metropolitan residence in Chisinau on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. The main topic of the discussions was religious freedom in the context of the war on the country’s…

Aug 8, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Diaconia Social Mission opens integrated assistance centre for refugees and vulnerable people in Chișinău

The Diaconia Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia on Thursday opened a multifunctional centre for children and families in Chișinău, which will provide support to families facing crises – both among refugees and socially vulnerable families in the Republic of Moldova. The Metropolitan of Bessarabia, the representative of the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Romanian…

Jul 14, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

“Peace is the only option for people,” Bessarabia Metropolitan Petru urges in 2022 Easter encyclical

In his pastoral message for Holy Pascha 2022, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia urges prayer for peace among peoples. “I urge you to increase your prayers for peace among peoples so that the God of peace and mercy may enlighten through the Light of Resurrection the minds of the leaders of this world to…

Apr 20, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian PM pays an official visit to the Metropolis of Bessarabia: future prospects discussed

Romania’s Prime Minister Nicolae Ciucă visited the headquarters of the Metropolis of Bessarabia in Chisinau on Friday, February 11, 2022. The Romanian PM was received by the local hierarchs, including Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia, Bishop Antonie of Balti and Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia, with whom he held talks in a warm atmosphere. The meeting…

Feb 14, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan urges prayer for peace

The Metropolis of Bessarabia is following with concern the situation on the borders of Ukraine, where peace is fragile, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru said. “Tensions in the immediate vicinity of the Republic of Moldova threaten not only Ukraine but also the whole of Europe, which has only recently broken the iron curtain drawn after World…

Jan 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia Metropolitan Petru urges respect for all born and unborn children in his Christmas encyclical

“The Church defends the unborn life because it looks with love to every woman who must give birth to children,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia notes in his Christmas encyclical. “God’s sign is the child,” His Eminence explains referring to the sign promised by God to the Prophet Isiah and by the angels to the shepherds.…

Jan 7, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bessarabia: Orthodox community builds its first church in just 40 days

One Orthodox community in the Republic of Moldova is experiencing the joy of finally having their own church. And the Church of Sts. Seraphim of Sarov, Catherine, and John (Maximovitch) in the Chișinău suburb of Floreni was built in just 40 days. His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia blessed the church with holy water on…

Dec 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Dispersed across different countries, we are united by faith, language, history and traditions: Metropolitan of Bessarabia on the Day of Romanians Everywhere

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia published a message on the Day of Romanians Everywhere, celebrated on the last Sunday of May. On behalf of the Metropolitan Synod, His Eminence conveyed wishes of “health, peace and prosperity, to the entire Romanian spirit, wherever it may be.” The Metropolitan of Bessarabia highlighted the aspects that unite…

Jun 2, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu