Romania

30 years since the Episcopal consecration of HB Romanian Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates on 4 March 2020 his 30th anniversary of episcopal consecration. Patriarch Daniel, the sixth leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born on 22 July 1951, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, Timiş County, as the third child of teacher Alexie and his wife Stela Ciobotea. Between 1974 and 1976 he attended…

Mar 4, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

March declared Month “For life, for parents, for children” in Romania and Republic of Moldova

Hundreds of pro-life events will be held throughout Romania and Republic of Moldova this March, culminating in the March for Life to be held on March 28. March has been declared a month “For life, for parents, for children,” according to the Romania for Life organization. Events will be held at more than 900 localities…

Jan 28, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

161st anniversary of Romanian Principalities’ Union

Romanians celebrate on Friday the 161st anniversary of the Union of the Romanian Principalities, Moldavia and Wallachia, a highly important event in the country’s history, which opened the way to the modernization of the Romanian state and society. On January 24, 1859, as a result of the wish of the Romanian people, and in a favorable…

Jan 24, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia unveils 2019 Christmas stamps

Romfilatelia has launched its 2019 Christmas stamp collection which this year features brightly coloured traditional Nativity scenes. The Christmas set includes two denominated stamps indicating 1,70 lei reproducing images from the manuscript ‘Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God’ kept at the Romanian Academy Library. The scenes shown on the stamps are summarized by Romfilatelia…

Nov 19, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Academy to bring Berlin Wall segment to Bucharest

The “Ion I. C. Brătianu” Institute of Political Sciences and International Relations of the Romanian Academy (ISPRI) will bring a large piece of the Berlin Wall to Bucharest, local Agerpres reported. The segment will be placed in the courtyard of the Romanian Academy and will be unveiled at 10:00 AM on November 7. “30 years…

Nov 2, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New program puts the spotlight on the last fortified mansions in Romania’s Oltenia region

A new program called Cule in lumina (Cule in the light) aims to put the spotlight on the last fortified mansions in Romania’s Oltenia region, promoting the great role these houses played in the region’s cultural and social development. Fortified constructions with two or three floors, these mansions are generically known as cule oltenesti. They were built in the…

Sep 6, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan of Smyrna and the Metropolitan of Nea Ionia in Romania

Metropolitan Bartholomew of Smyrna presided over the liturgies dedicated to the annual commemoration of Saint Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople, at the invitation of Bishop Niphon of Târgovişte, Hierarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Romfea News reports. The saint reformed the church life of the Romanian Orthodox Church and made a very important contribution towards the…

Aug 21, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romania Patriarch urges believers cultivate ‘flowers of faith’ in the Garden of the Mother of God

Recalling that Romania is known as ‘the Garden of the Mother of God’ on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel invited believers to take care of this garden and cultivate ‘the flowers of faith, hope and humble and merciful love’. ‘We are in the Garden of the Mother of God, which is full of monasteries and…

Aug 17, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate expresses compassion and solidarity over rape of teen Alexandra Măceșanu

The Romanian Patriarchate expresses sincere compassion and solidarity over the sorrow of the family of teen Alexandra Măceșanu, the victim of a kidnaping that has strongly outraged Romanian society these days. Waiting for the exact outcome of the investigation of the authorities on this terrible case, the Romanian Patriarchate urges all priests and believers to…

Jul 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s emigrant population is the fifth largest in the world and growing, OECD report finds

Romania has the fifth largest emigrant population in member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2015/2016, according to the “Talent Abroad: A Review of Romanian Emigrants” report, published by the OECD and commissioned by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The study finds that from 2001/2002 to 2015/2016, Romania’s emigrant population…

Jul 18, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Pope Francis: The ‘Our Father’ is a prayer that leaves us troubled and crying out in protest against the famine of love in our time

On the first day of his 3-day visit to Romania, Pope Francis prayed the ‘Our Father’ in Bucharest’s Orthodox People’s Salvation Cathedral and addressed the congregation. Here is the full text of his address: Your Beatitude, Dear Brother, Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am grateful and moved to be in this holy temple that brings…

May 31, 2019Sorin Ioniţe