Romanian

Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers renovate oncology hospital ward in Bucharest

Bucharest’s “Dr Al. Trestioreanu” Oncology Institute inaugurated on Tuesday its Medical Oncology Ward No. 2, renovated by Romania’s National Cathedral Volunteers. In record time – only 60 days – they provided over 200,000-Euros refurbishing works. His Eminence Varlaam of Ploiești, Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop, was Patriarch Daniel’s delegate to the event. Among the participants were Archimandrite…

Nov 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Buzău Archdiocese publishes first sign language prayer book

For the first time ever, an Orthodox prayer book in Romanian sign language has been published. The book includes the Trisagion Prayers, the Jesus Prayer, and the Prayers Before Holy Communion, translated by Fr. Ionuț Mihalașcu, the priest for the community of hearing-impaired believers in Buzău. The prayers were published with the blessing of His…

Jul 13, 2021Sorin Ioniţe

2021, the year when we learn to forgive: Resolution from Hieromonk Serafim, Scotland

Hieromonk Serafim Aldea from the Monastery of All Celtic Saints in Kilninian, on Mull Island, published on Thursday a video urging the faithful to adopt the wisest New Year resolution: learning to forgive. “A blessed future cannot be built on a poisoned foundation,” affirms the only Orthodox monk in the Hebrides Archipelago. “A new beginning,…

Jan 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian films at Byzanfest feature St. Nicholas and the children from Valea Plopului as main characters

Two Romanian films are registered in the Byzanfest Orthodox Film Festival, which is unfolding online between October 23 and November 8: a psychological drama where the main character turns out to be St Nicholas and a documentary showing an educational game with the children from the Orthodox Valea Plopului settlement. “500” is nominated for the…

Nov 6, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Fire destroys Romanian-language church in Prague. The Municipality pledges to restore the wooden historical monument

A fire with unknown author consumed on Wednesday the Romanian-language Orthodox church in Prague. The flames caused the collapse of its 17-meter tower. Parish Priest Andrei Ioan Danciu declared for Radio Free Europe Moldova that Prague Municipality, who owns the building, will reconstruct it. “We need to keep on going, we cannot give up. I…

Nov 4, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

The Romanian Cultural Institute: Online Romanian Language Classes for Foreigners

The third online series of the Romanian Language Classes for Foreigners will be organized, via Zoom or Google Meet, between October –  December, the Romanian Cultural Institute announces. With more than 12 years’ experience in teaching Romanian as a foreign language, the Romanian Cultural Institute has recently adapted its strategy to the Covid-19 pandemic context,…

Sep 23, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

The Romanian Summer Festival took place in Chicago

The seventh edition of the Romanian Summer Festival took place this year again between faith and tradition, that is, between the New Gracanica Monastery, the site of Orthodoxy and the willow lake, which reminds of the Romanian lands and the waters where the women washed hemp, from which then they were weaving of our Romanian port. Faith…

Aug 3, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Romanian is second most common non-British nationality in UK

Number of Romanian nationals living in UK in 2017 estimated to be 411,000, up 25% on 2016, The Guardian reports. There are now more Romanians living in the UK than there are Irish nationals or Indians, official figures reveal. Romania has overtaken the Republic of Ireland and India to move from fourth to second most-common…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

500th anniversary of Curtea de Argeş | ‘St Neagoe Basarab’s foundation expresses the faith, wisdom and beauty of the Romanian soul’ – Patriarch Daniel

Saint Neagoe Basarab was a good Romanian and an Orthodox Christian with a universal opening. Thus, this foundation of the holy prince expresses the faith, wisdom, and beauty of the Romanian soul, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said during his homily delivered Sept. 26 at Curtea de Arges. This year the Curtea de Arges Cathedral celebrates…

Sep 26, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians in Turkey offer prayers to Virgin Martyr Paraskeva on her feast day

Romanian Orthodox faithful living in Istanbul gathered Wednesday, 26 July 2017, at St Paraskeva – Pikridion Church to honour the feast of the Holy Virgin Martyr Paraskeva of Rome. On the patronal feast of the Romanian parish in Istanbul, His Eminence Elpidophoros, Metropolitan of Bursa, presided over the Divine Liturgy with Fr Sergiu-Marcel Vlad, rector…

Jul 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian-Bulgarian Concelebration | Bulgarian Patriarch Neophyte presides over Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Romanian Church in Sofia

Sunday His Beatitude Neophyte, Patriarch of Bulgaria, presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church in Sofia. According to mitropolia-sofia.org, concelebrants for the Divine Liturgy included: His Eminence Teodosie, Archbishop of Tomis, His Grace Gerasimos of Melnik, secretary of the Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, His Grace Tikhon of…

Jun 6, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu