Diaspora

Children of the Romanian Orthodox parish in Valletta sang carols to the President of Malta

The children’s choir of the Romanian Orthodox parish in Valletta sang Christmas carols to the President of Malta on Thursday. It was the second time Romanian children sang carols at the Presidential Palace in Malta. The concert was preceded by a short presentation by Father George-Alexandru Popescu, who thanked the Presidential couple and mentioned that…

Dec 24, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Bishop of Australia and New Zealand urges faithful to welcome the New Year with persistent prayer

In his Christmas pastoral letter, His Grace Mihail, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand, urges the faithful to greet the New Year with persistent prayer. “We can say that through Christ’s coming into the world, the Kingdom of God was opened to the world,” the bishop wrote. “It is important to emphasise…

Dec 24, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Benelux Orthodox Bishops concerned over the lack of Orthodox religious education teachers

The canonical Orthodox bishops of the Benelux Union voiced worry about the unavailability of instructors for Orthodox religious education during their 25th assembly last week and invited applications. The hierarchs also addressed methods to increase the quality of religious education curricula. On behalf of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe…

Nov 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Austria canonical Bishops set details for 2023 pan-Orthodox Youth Meeting

The canonical Orthodox bishops of Austria met at the headquarters of the Greek Metropolis in Vienna to discuss the administrative, pastoral and spiritual aspects of Orthodoxy in the region. The meeting was held on November 7, 2022, and was presided over by His Eminence Metropolitan Arsenios (Ecumenical Patriarchate). His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Germany, Central…

Nov 18, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Parish in Ludwigshafen receives relic of local bishop Saint Pirmin

The Romanian Orthodox parish in Ludwigshafen, Germany, received a particle of the relics of St. Pirmin, the patron saint of Rhineland-Palatinate, brought from Innsbruck, Austria, with the assistance of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Speyer, Dr Karl-Heinz Wiesemann. The ceremony took place on 3 November 2022, during the Vespers service officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan…

Nov 16, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Metropolitan Cathedral in Paris marks triple anniversary: “Students are our predecessors here”

The patronal feast of the Romanian Metropolitan Cathedral in Paris, which is dedicated to the Holy Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, was celebrated the previous weekend with an extended programme. The celebrations commemorated three anniversaries: 170 years since the founding of the Romanian Orthodox community in Paris, 140 years since the acquisition of the church…

Nov 10, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest in Nicosia remembers Archbishop Chrysostomos as “an Archbishop of action”

Father Petre Matei, the priest of the Romanian Orthodox community in Nicosia, shared with the Romanian audience the sad news of the repose of Archbishop Chrysostomos II whom he described as an active archbishop and an able steward. The representative of the Romanian Patriarchate in Cyprus said that the lifeless body of His Beatitude Archbishop…

Nov 9, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanians of Vienna joined efforts to organize Austria’s Pan-Orthodox Youth Meeting

Romanians from Vienna joined efforts to organize Austria’s first post-pandemic Pan-Orthodox Youth Meeting. Father Emanuel Nuțu, parish priest of the “Holy Prince Stephen the Great” Romanian Church in Vienna, and Father Athanasius Buk from the Greek Orthodox Church worked with priests and young people from other Orthodox Churches active in Austria. The theme of the event…

Oct 17, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Canada’s Romanian Bishop Ioan Casian offers his reflections on Thanksgiving

Canada’s Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian published a message for the Canadian Thanksgiving, explaining gratitude and its connection with God. Thanksgiving Day (French: Jour de l’Action de grâce) is an annual Canadian holiday and harvest festival, held on the second Monday in October, which celebrates the harvest and other blessings of the past year. As…

Oct 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian diaspora presbyteras meet for first onsite conference in Heidelberg under St Nonna’s protection

The “Saint Nonna” International Presbyteras Group organized its first conference in Heidelberg, Germany, on September 30 – October 2, 2022. The meeting was held in partnership with the Romanian Church Centre in Munich and the Romanian Parish in Heidelberg-Bruchsal. The discussion focused on the theme “The presbytera in the West in quest of identity and…

Oct 11, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Seattle: Faithful line up for hours to venerate relics of Royal Romanian Martyrs

Orthodox faithful came out in droves to venerate the relics of a family of royal Romanian martyrs that recently visited a number of parishes on the west coast of the United States of America. The relics of the Holy Brâncoveanu Martyrs were brought to the U.S. by Fr. Emil Nedelea Cărămizaru, the rector of the…

Oct 11, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu