Diaspora

HE Metropolitan Nicolae and HG Bishop Ioan Casian met with members of AROLA Board

On Sunday, May 3rd, 2020, the third Sunday after Pascha, in the Orthodox Church are cherished the Myrrh Bearing women and along with them all the Christian women. On this occasion, HE Metropolitan Nicolae and HG Bishop Ioan Casian wanted to congratulate personally the members of AROLA Board and to thank them for all the…

May 7, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romanian priest lights Easter candles at tombs of WWI soldiers: I chanted ‘Christ is risen’ being surrounded by heroes

As a token of love and honour for those who sacrificed their lives during the First World War, the Romanian priest in Munster, Germany, went to the memorial cemetery in Dülmen with Easter candles and prayed for the souls of the departed. ‘This year, on the second day of Easter, I went together with our parish’s…

Apr 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada urges prayers for the victims of the event in Nova Scotia

His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada has urged the clergy and faithful within his jurisdiction to pray in the coming days for all those affected – living or asleep, by the tragic event that took place in the province of Nova Scotia in eastern Canada:  Christ is risen! With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox…

Apr 22, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Metropolitan Nicolae: It is fitting that we spiritually follow the Lord’s steps toward crucifixion

Metropolitan Nicolae’s Meditation for the Holy Week. In conditions completely different from other years, we have journeyed spiritually through the 40 days of Great Lent. The signs of fear of the new disease were evident already at the beginning of Lent. But we journeyed together in the Church on the Sunday of Orthodoxy and that of St.…

Apr 14, 2020Iulian Dumitraşcu

Statement by the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America Concerning Holy Week and Easter

The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America (ACOB-USA) recommends further compliance with the sanitary norms for Covid-19 prevention during the following period, when Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday, the Holy Week and Easter. A recent declaration lists strong recommendations regarding religious services: they should be officiated only with a maximum…

Apr 7, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian hieromonk from Scotland on the current medical crisis: This is something we have all done

‘I just want to say a few words to hopefully help you stay sane through all of this. This feels like one of the main challenges of the moment’, said Father Serafim Aldea from a monastery located on Isle of Mull in Scotland. ‘It’s amazing how many messages are being forwarded in al sort of…

Apr 2, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Bishop of Canada calls social distancing a difficult ascetic feat, urges reordering of priorities

In a pastoral message linked to the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada referred to the social distance (recommended as a preventive measure against infection) as to an ascetic effort on the #lentenpath. The Romanian hierarch advised the believers to observe the norms announced by the state authorities and called for a change of…

Mar 19, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Covid-19 | Pastoral Message of His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan Nicolae

Reverend Fathers, Esteemed members of the Parish Councils, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, Both in the United States and in more and more nations throughout the world the emergence of the Coronavirus has created a situation that is altering our normal way of life. Everyone is being tested, even those of us who…

Mar 17, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian parish in Spain given relics of St. John Maximovitch

An Orthodox parish serving the suburbs of Madrid has been blessed with a piece of the relics of its patron saint. On Sunday, March 8, a fragment of the relics of the great St. John (Maximovitch) were gifted to the Romanian Church of St. John in Las Rozas of Madrid and Majadahonda. In return, the…

Mar 13, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

USA: Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops meets to Prepare for 10th Anniversary Celebration

On Thursday, February 27, 2020, the Executive Committee of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America convened at the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America to discuss the 2020 and 2021 budgets, ongoing projects, and the upcoming 10th Anniversary of the Assembly, to be held May 2-5 in Washington, DC.…

Mar 6, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

The Eleventh Edition of the Religion Olympics

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop and Metropolitan Nicolae and His Grace Bishop Ioan Casian, announces the 11th edition of the Religion Olympics. Religion Olympics is a competition of excellence that addresses children with skills and special interests to Religion, from the parishes of our Metropolia. Participation…

Feb 24, 2020Gheorghe Anghel