Romania

El País | Sulina boasts the first church on Continental Europe seen by the rising sun

The Spanish daily El País has recently published a story about the Romanian port of Sulina, at the mouth of River Danube. The article names the city “The Kilometre Zero of a river which tells the story of Europe” and quotes the priest from the local Orthodox cathedral, the easternmost church in Romania. The story…

Aug 21, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: August 10 – 16, 2020

A review in pictures of Christian Orthodox life between August 10 and 16. The photographer’s lens presents us with the most important feast of the summer, the Dormition of the Mother of God. Last week’s most-liked picture on Instagram:   View this post on Instagram   *RO: Agnețul este bucata pătrată pe care preotul o…

Aug 20, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch of Romania donates icon and 6,000 Euros to new crisis pregnancy center “Holy Empress Helen”

The “Holy Empress Helen” Counseling and Information Center was inaugurated on Sunday in the presence of Father Ciprian Ioniță, Patriarchal Counselor, who officiated the blessing service and offered a gift on behalf of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel: the icon of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen. The new centre will provide support for women in…

Aug 19, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Ioan-Aurel Pop, President of the Romanian Academy: Romanians hope for a better future through faith and trust in the Church

Historian and President of the Romanian Academy, Ioan-Aurel Pop, offered an interview to Q Magazine, in which he said: “Romanians, following their priests and holding church banners [as they sing in their national anthem – ed. note], have managed to escape dictatorship and hope for a better future through the power of faith and trust in…

Aug 19, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romania marks first edition of its National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians

Romania marked on Sunday the first edition of its National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians. The national commemoration day is intended to honour Romanian martyrs and raise awareness about global anti-Christian persecution. Several buildings and monuments were illuminated red to mark the day of awareness, including Bucharest landmarks such as the Cotroceni Palace,…

Aug 18, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

International Meeting of Orthodox Youth ITO 2020 rescheduled for next year

The 2020 edition of the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO), which was programmed to be held this September in Timișoara, has been rescheduled for next year. The decision was taken considering the need to limit the Covid-19 pandemic. The latest edition of the event was held in the southern-Romania city of Craiova between September…

Aug 17, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Romanian Adamclisi wine has obtained Protected Designation of Origin

The European Comission has approved the request to include the Romanian Adamclisi wine in the list of Protected Designations of Origin (PDO). Adamclisi is the name of white, rosé and red wine assortments produced in an old wine-growing area from Dobrudgea region in Eastern Romania, by the Black Sea shore. The soil and climate confer…

Jul 31, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Most of the Orthodox in the West are Romanian. Romania ranks 3rd in the world in terms of Orthodox population

Romania ranks 3rd in the world in terms of canonical Orthodox population, according to a review made by Matthew Namee from the Society for Orthodox Christian History in the Americas. Another conclusion of his analysis is that most of the Christian Orthodox in the West are Romanian. The first three countries in terms of the…

Jul 28, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Week in Pictures: July 13 -19, 2020

Please find below a review of moments and events from the life of the Romanian Orthodox Church between July 13 and July 19. The selection includes a beautiful sunrise at Putna Monastery, children from the county of Maramureș and Patriarch Daniel’s meeting with the Christian Orthodox Students’ Association (ASCOR). Last week’s most-liked picture on Instagram:…

Jul 24, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian President proclaims Law establishing National Day of Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on Thursday signed the decree proclaiming August 16 as National Day of Remembrance of the Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians. This new National Day aims to inform the public, including young people, about the role of Christianity in the history of Romania and the ongoing nature and extent…

Jul 17, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox feast in Nantes. Bishop Marc of Neamț says faith that does not change our lives is not real

Auxiliary Bishop Marc of Neamț celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the “Holy Apostles Peter and Paul” Romanian Orthodox Parish in Nantes, France, on Sunday, July 12. The parochial community took advantage of his pastoral visit to properly celebrate its patronal feast last Sunday. The feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul had previously been…

Jul 16, 2020Ștefana Totorcea