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We hope that we will meet again shortly at Church services, Patriarch Daniel says

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel Sunday expressed his hope that the faithful will be able to attend the divine services shortly. Especially during this period, ‘when many people suffer spiritually from anxiety and fear,’ church services are ‘a healing from solitude and restlessness.’ ‘In this period, we also suffer because our beloved faithful cannot physically, directly…

May 11, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s first Metropolitan-Primate remembered as ‘a man who did a lot of good’ on 145th anniversary of repose

Romania’s first Metropolitan-Primate Nifon Rusaila was remembered as ‘a man who did a lot of good,’ during a memorial service held Tuesday at Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest marking the 145th anniversary of the Metropolitan’s repose. ‘Metropolitan Nifon Rusaila was a man who did a lot of good. He fulfilled this commandment of helping others,’…

May 8, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

World Red Cross Day

World Red Cross day is observed on May 8 to celebrate the principles of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The day is observed on May 8 on the birth anniversary of Henry Dunant, who was the founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross. On this day, people pay tributes to…

May 8, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

The March for Life 2020 “For Life. For Parents. For Children” gets online on May 17

This year, the March for Life Romania and the Republic of Moldova, which has the theme “For Life. For Parents. For Children”, gets online. Pandemic restrictions determined organizers to reschedule it on May 17, the National Family Day in Romania. As public gathering restrictions will continue after the state of emergency, this edition will turn…

May 7, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

In pictures: Bucharest Archdiocese’s tailor shops produce polyester coveralls for volunteers

As soon as the state of emergency was instated, the Bucharest archdiocesan tailor shops, which usually produce priestly vestments and church objects, have started producing protection equipment for the Church volunteers who help the isolated during the pandemic. The archdiocese’s Vending Service started making 6,500 reusable protection masks and over 500 cotton coveralls. Then, on…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Normalization of social life also means to attend church services, considering protective measures – Patriarchate’s Spokesperson

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Spokesperson Vasile Banescu said that the return to a normal social life also implies to allow people ‘to exercise their fundamental right to public religious life, that is, inside the places of worship.’ ‘The Romanian Orthodox Church, like the other religious denominations in Romania, will take natural and rigorously argued steps to…

May 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate offers another 470,000-Euros worth of aid between April 28 and May 4, 2020

The Romanian Patriarchate has announced that the amount of aid offered by the Church to overcome the coronavirus pandemic reached another 470,000 Euros (2,273,189 Lei) between April 28 and May 4. That brings the total aid offered by dioceses since the beginning of the health crisis to 3,551,390 Euros (17,149,663 Lei). The full text of…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate to open Annunciation kindergarten this year

The Annunciation Kindergarten of the Romanian Patriarchate will open its gates this year as part of the programs organized by the Church to reflect the pastoral care to parents and children. Through this initiative, the Romanian Church wanted to highlight the importance of Christian education for contemporary society. The Annunciation Kindergarten will offer before- and…

May 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Study | Bucharest, the best city in the world for remote work

According to a British research, Internet speed, IT equipment costs, online shopping with home delivery and affordable costs of living make of Romania’s Capital the best city in the world for remote work. Broadband Deals, a British data company, has made a global city ranking which Bucharest tops, followed by Houston, Las Vegas and Atlanta,…

May 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Virtual tour of the monasteries on Mount Athos available online

Women and those unable to travel have the possibility to visit online the Holy Mount Athos. A website has made available the virtual panoramas of the Mount’s 20 monasteries. Panoramas of more sketes and cells and those of three caves will become available soon. The virtual tours can be found on the website Mountathos360.com, where…

May 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel expresses gratitude to Christian women for being ‘models of faith and courage in times of trial’

In his annual message occasioned by the Sunday of the Myrrhbearers, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his gratitude to Christian women for being ‘models of faith and courage in times of trial.’ The message that will be read throughout the Romanian Patriarchate this Sunday reminds of the presence of the myrrh-bearing women at Christ’s tomb…

Apr 30, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu