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Romania Religious Denominations urge prayer, solidarity and responsibility amid coronavirus pandemic

The Consultative Council of Religious Denominations in Romania has sent a message to society calling for compliance with the measures taken by the authorities and urging for intense prayer during the coronavirus pandemic. “Prayer is a source of spiritual power to overcome fear and disease. Cultivating the peace of the soul through persevering prayer protects…

Apr 6, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Covid-19 | Romanian Orthodox Church initiates dozens of support measures for hospitals and people (March 16-31)

During the state of emergency, the Romanian Orthodox Church has intensified its presence both online and in society respecting all the required sanitary precautions. Even before the state of emergency being declared in Romania, just as the authorities raised the level of alert regarding the coronavirus epidemic, the Church had started preparations to prevent a…

Apr 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Archbishop Elpidophoros about people with autism: Let us support and encourage our brothers

On the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day, Archbishop Elpidophoros of America sent a message. As he highlighted on his twitter account, “On #WorldAutismAwarenessDay let us all take care to support and encourage our brothers and sisters with autism, and especially in this time of the Covid-19 pandemic, ensure the security of their rights and…

Apr 3, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Archbishop of Albania about making hope, courage and positive attitude contagious in this pandemic

Archbishop Anastasios recommends us to spread the hope in Christ and show a positive attitude, based on prayer and love during the coronavirus pandemic, which affects both physical and mental health. His Beatitude reassures the faithful and reminds them that „the crucified and resurrected Christ offered to His disciples peace and freedom from fear, promising…

Apr 2, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Petru calls for prayer for founders of Bessarabia’s Union with Romania

The Metropolitan of Bessarabia urged ‘all those who feel Romanian to intensify their prayers’ and remember the founders of the historical event of March 27, 1918, when the region united with the Kingdom of Romania. In his message marking the 102nd anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania, Metropolitan Petru recalled the important role…

Apr 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian hieromonk from Scotland on the current medical crisis: This is something we have all done

‘I just want to say a few words to hopefully help you stay sane through all of this. This feels like one of the main challenges of the moment’, said Father Serafim Aldea from a monastery located on Isle of Mull in Scotland. ‘It’s amazing how many messages are being forwarded in al sort of…

Apr 2, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Retired Bishop Daniil gives sermon to the very revered walls: Forgive us, who were and still are only “whitewashed walls”

Retired Bishop Daniil of Dacia Felix gave a notable sermon on Sunday addressing ‘the Very Reverend Walls, the Reverend Chant Stands and Chairs in our Orthodox churches.’ Speaking to the church objects and walls, the retired bishop Daniil Stoenescu said that illness and the inability to cross the threshold of churches these days are a…

Apr 2, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Alexandria inaugurates new ecclesiastical museum of Monastery of Saint Savvas

On March 29, the Fourth Sunday of the Great Lent, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and All Africa presided over the Orthros and the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Patriarchal Monastery of St. Savvas the Sanctified in Alexandria, Orthodox Times informs. He also performed the memorial service for the repose of the soul of his…

Apr 1, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Putna Monastery pins hopes on patron saints to rid Romania of coronavirus

The monks of Putna Monastery pray for a miracle from the monastery’s patron saints to rescue Romania from the coronavirus outbreak. Carrying relics and icons, the monks walked around the outside of the monastery’s main church on Sunday, praying the coronavirus away. The procession was organized as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…

Mar 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Roman & Bacau Archbishop donates his March 2020 salary to help combat coronavirus

Celebrating his 66th birthday on Sunday, the Archbishop of Roman and Bacau announced that he will donate his March 2020 salary to the hospitals in Bacau County to help alleviate the array of adverse effects stemming from the coronavirus epidemic. Archbishop Ioachim urged the clergy to join forces with the Archdiocese to show solidarity as…

Mar 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Benedict of Bistrita urges faithful to bear the pain of not going to church services with humility, without despair

The assistant bishop of the Archdiocese of Vad, Feleac and Cluj has called on the faithful who cannot attend church services due to the restrictions adopted to fight against the new coronavirus epidemic to accept the measures ‘with a spirit of repentance,’ without giving in to resentment. The Assistant Bishop Benedict of Bistrița posted a…

Mar 31, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu