Romanian Diaspora

Romanian Parish in Dubai plans to build Orthodox sports centre

A social sports centre will be built near the new church of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Dubai. The project aims to support and strengthen the Romanian community in the United Arab Emirates by creating a space where traditional Romanian values can be promoted. The centre was initiated by the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Dubai…

Feb 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Diocese of Canada to host Abbot Ephraim of Vatopaidi’s online dialogue with youth, parents and teachers

The Diocese of Canada will host on Saturday, February 12, an online dialogue between Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbott of the Holy Mount Athos’ Vatopaidi Monastery, and youth, parents and teachers from the Romanian diaspora in Canada. The goal of the meeting is to promote religious education in the Orthodox world. The event starts at 1:00 pm…

Feb 6, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

La Courneuve – Paris: Romanian church consecrated on eve of the Three Holy Hierarchs feast

The church of the “Three Holy Hierarchs” Romanian Parish in La Courneuve – Paris was consecrated last Saturday, on the eve of its patronal feast. The consecration service was officiated in Romanian and French by Romanian Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe, who was joined by Archbishop Job of Telmessos (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople),…

Feb 1, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Make your heart a bright and pure cave, Australia’s Romanian Bishop Mihail urges in Christmas encyclical

In this year’s Christmas encyclical, His Grace Bishop Mihail of Australia and New Zealand emphasizes that the Nativity of the Saviour represents the fulfilment of all Old Testament prophecies. Through Him, divine revelation is concrete, complete, and perfect. “By the birth of Christ, the prophecies which God the Father revealed to His elect in the…

Dec 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s Christmas Message 2021: Let’s pay special attention to children whose parents work abroad | VIDEO

In this year’s Christmas message, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel emphasizes that Christmas urges us to pay more attention to children whose parents have gone to work abroad. Patriarch Daniel’s Christmas Message 2021: full text The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ or Christmas announces to us the humble and generous love of…

Dec 23, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Mother Church supports and encourages her spiritual sons and daughters from abroad

Speaking at an International Symposium dedicated to the pastoral care of Romanians abroad last week, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel stressed that “the Mother Church supports and encourages her spiritual sons and daughters from abroad and understands the difficulties they face in their struggle to ensure a better future.” The Symposium combined a “live” in-person event…

Dec 13, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Parish in religiously diverse Luton marks its 10th anniversary

The Romanian Orthodox Parish in Luton celebrated its tenth anniversary on November 13, 2021. Last Sunday, the anniversary was marked during a festive Divine Liturgy celebrated by Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. “All these years have been a time of patience for the church because only this year was it possible to obtain…

Dec 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on Romania’s National Day: National Unity is a symbol of the Romanian people’s dignity

On Romania’s National Day, December 1, 2021, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel sent a message to all Romanians, highlighting that national unity is a symbol of the dignity of the Romanian people. Please find below the full text of the message. By prayer, through speech, through printed books, by personal presence and concrete action of its…

Dec 2, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Parishes in Austria take steps to protect the environment

The General Assembly of the Romanian Orthodox Community in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, presided by Metropolitan Serafim, voted on Sunday a project whose goal is to raise awareness on ecological issues and increase the accountability of the faithful regarding God’s Creation. The project was unanimously voted and it provides that each parish implement eco-awareness…

Nov 12, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Ontario: Bishop of Canada joins Windsor Romanian community for the 103rd anniversary of their cathedral

This weekend, His Eminence Ioan Casian joined the Orthodox Romanians of Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for the 103rd anniversary of the “St. George and Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna” Cathedral. On Saturday, the Bishop of Canada participated in the Vigil office and, on Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with Parish Priest…

Nov 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Newly-established Romanian parish in Dubai celebrates its first patronal feast

The newly-established Romanian Orthodox parish in Dubai celebrated its patronal feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos for the first time. Father Alexandru Truşcan was presented as parish priest of the Romanian community. The delegate of the Romanian Patriarch at the events held in Dubai between September 7-11, 2021, was Protosyncellus Iachint Vardianu from Radu…

Sep 16, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu