Diaspora

Metropolitan Serafim lays foundation stone of a new Romanian Church in Vienna, replica of Voronet Monastery

On Sunday, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim laid the foundation stone of a new Romanian Orthodox Church in the capital of Austria. The new church is a replica of the Voronet Monastery, a medieval monastic settlement in the northern part of Romania known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the East’. Metropolitan Serafim and the assistant bishop…

Sep 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Conference of the Youth of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas

The Romanian Orthodox Youth of the Americas Association (ROYA) announces the first Youth Conference of all parishes of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of the Americas on October 6-9, 2017 (arrival October 6 in the afternoon, leaving October 9 at noon). That weekend is Thanksgiving in Canada and Columbus Day in the USA. Both Hierarchs of our Metropolis,  Met.…

Aug 22, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain expresses solidarity with the Barcelona terror attack victims. People urged to give blood

The Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Spain and Portugal expressed his compassion and solidarity with the Spanish people following the 17 August terror attack, asking God to protect this nation so hospitable to strangers. In his message, Bishop Timotei urges Romanians living in Spain to go to Barcelona’s hospitals and donate blood, thus responding to a…

Aug 18, 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

Patronal feast at Ss. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago

These days Ss. Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Chicago was adorned with joy for the feast of its heavenly protectors. The patron saints of the Cathedral were honored with great reverence this year. The feast started Saturday, May 20th, with Vespers officiated by His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae and the priests of the Cathedral. The feast…

May 24, 2017Andrei Pau

VIDEO | His Grace Ioan Casian enthroned as Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada

On Sunday, a ceremony was held at St George Church in Saint-Hubert borough of Longueuil, Canada, during which His Grace Ioan Casian was enthroned as first Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada. His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște, the delegate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, read out the Synodal Tomos proclaiming the establishment the new Romanian…

May 9, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

First Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of America Enthroned (Video)

On April 30, the Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women, His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae (Condrea) was enthroned as the first Romanian Orthodox metropolitan of the Americas. The event took place after the Divine Liturgy in the Cathedral of Sts. Constantine and Helen in Chicago. The delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate was led by Metropolitan Nifon of…

May 2, 2017Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Orthodox hierarchs in North America to be installed in new dioceses

A delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate led by Metropolitan Nifon of Târgoviște will visit North America from April 28 to May 7 for the installation of two Romanian hierarchs. On October 28, 2016, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church established two new diocesan structures: the Diocese of Canada, with His Grace Ioan Casian…

Apr 6, 2017Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Parish to be set up in Zagreb for Orthodox believers

The Standing National Church Council decided on March 16 to found a Romanian Orthodox parish in Zagreb, Croatia. With the support of the Roman-catholic Archdiocese in Zagreb, St John the Baptist Chapel will be organised according to the Eastern Orthodox tradition and will soon serve the Romanian community living in the capital of Croatia. The…

Mar 20, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch offers particle of the relics of St Callinicus of Cernica to Romanian Parish in Ingolstadt

Patriarch Daniel of Romania has offered a particle of the relics of Saint Callinicus of Cernica to the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Ingolstadt, Germany. His Grace Sofian of Braşov, Assistant Bishop to the Romanian Archdiocese of Germany, Austria and Luxembourg, paid a pastoral visit Feb. 19 to St Callinicus Romanian Parish in Ingolstadt, where he…

Feb 24, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

France: Romanian Orthodox Metropolis buys St Nicholas Church in Auvers-sur-Oise

The Romanian Orthodox Metropolis of Western and Southern Europe bought Wednesday, 25 January 2017, St Nicholas Church in Auvers-sur-Oise, located in the north-west of Paris. The former roman-catholic church building dates back to 1910 and has not been used for 40 years, according to Fr. Răzvan Ionescu, rector of Sts. Paraskeva and Genevieve Romanian Parish…

Jan 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu