“It becomes a choice, a heritage we preserve and, above all, a gift we are called to entrust to our children,” Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland said in a message, marking Romanian Language Day. His Eminence explained that distance cannot erase the bond between language, family and homeland. “A person may travel…
One of the deepest calls of the Dormition Fast is the rediscovery of the altar of the heart, wrote Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in his pastoral message published at the beginning of the fasting season. “The altar is the place where God and man meet, where God gives Himself to humanity…
The inaugural edition of Youth ROARCH Camp took place from 21 to 23 July near London, bringing together 35 Romanian children and teenagers from several parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Participants spent three days in the countryside, camped in tents, took part in sports activities, and attended workshops…
The volume Brâncuși – Orthodox Christian Sculptor, authored by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, was launched on Thursday, 16 July, in Cambridge. On the occasion, Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland said that the book “invites us to rediscover the profound bond between faith and culture.” The event brought together representatives of the academic…
His Eminence Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland underlined on Sunday the role of the Athonite Saints in the life of the Church, noting that they understood that “the true wealth of a person is the presence of God within the heart.” Archbishop Atanasie celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Parish of St…
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has launched the “Warm Hearts” project through its Social and Philanthropic Department in response to the multiple challenges faced by Romanian families across the diocese. The programme is being implemented in partnership with institutions serving the Romanian community in the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland,…
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has expressed its support and solidarity with Romanians living in Northern Ireland amid recent outbreaks of violence and social tensions that have affected numerous individuals and families. “The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland remains in constant contact with representatives of the…
“The Apostles’ Fast is also a call to rediscover our true Christian identity,” said Archbishop Atanasie in a message addressed to the faithful at the beginning of the fasting season. The Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland emphasised that the Church is apostolic not only through historical continuity but through the same…
His Eminence Atanasie Rusnac marked on Sunday the one-year anniversary of his enthronement as the first Romanian Orthodox Archbishop of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a recently established eparchy created to address the pastoral needs of the large Romanian community in the United Kingdom. The anniversary was marked in London through a series of cultural…
The Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is marking one year since the enthronement of His Eminence Archbishop Atanasie of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a liturgical programme at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of St George the Great Martyr. The events will begin on Friday at 6:00 p.m. with the service of…
Archbishop Atanasie of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Great Britain and Northern Ireland celebrated the Divine Liturgy on Bright Tuesday, at Maidstone Prison in Kent. Attendees included Romanian nationals and detainees of various nationalities. The archbishop explained that salvation is not limited by external circumstances, and that Christ brings peace and a new beginning to…
