Dioceses

Suceava Archdiocese sends 30 tons of food aid to Ukraine

Around 30 tons of food aid and products of necessity arrived in Ukraine on Tuesday as part of Suceava Archdiocese’s assistance to help the victims affected by war. The help was possible thanks to the hierarchs, clergy and believers of the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti. Donations were also made by other dioceses in Romania…

Mar 2, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

“You are not alone!”: Metropolis of Moldavia offers free medical services to Ukrainian refugees

“You are not alone!” the representatives of the Providența medical establishments of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina told the Ukrainian refugees in a message. The Providența Polyclinic, Hospital and Medical Foundation will offer free services to those in need. “Pregnant women and children have priority. Therefore, the doctors will voluntarily help those who are…

Feb 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Maramureș Bishop Justin urges clergy to host Ukrainian refugees

Bishop Justin of Maramureș and Sătmar has urged the clergy to host and help the Ukrainian refugees in his diocese. “We empower the priests on the border with Ukraine in the Sighet area, and not only, in connection and collaboration with the local authorities and the faithful they pastor, to receive our exiled brethren, to…

Feb 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archdiocese collects toys for Ukrainian children: refugee support continues (PHOTOS)

Actions supporting Ukrainian refugees continued this weekend in the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti. Particular attention is paid to the collection of toys for the many Ukrainian children who cross the border accompanied by their parents. In addition, several volunteers take care to bring a smile to the children’s faces. Food and water were provided,…

Feb 28, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bălți Bishop: The arrival of refugees from Ukraine is an examination of our faith and love

His Grace Bishop Antonie has called for solidarity with Ukrainian refugees and prayers for both sides involved in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. He said the current wave of refugees is “an examination of our faith and love.” “Most Reverend Deans, Most Reverend Parish Priests, Christian brothers and sisters, we have all witnessed for two…

Feb 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Southern Bessarabia Bishop urges help for Ukrainians forced to leave their families and homes

His Grace Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia urged the faithful to support the refugees from Ukraine and to pray for peace. “We are saddened by what is happening these days in the vicinity of our country and by the trials that have come upon our brothers throughout Ukraine, and we follow with concern the evolution…

Feb 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Suceava Archdiocese offers help to Ukrainian refugees

The Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti announced on Friday night the measures taken to support refugees from Ukraine. The archdiocese’s photographer, Irina Ursachi, accompanied priests and volunteers from the Archdiocesan Administration and captured emotional pictures. An intervention committee for the situation of refugees was set up in the archdiocese, consisting of clergy of the Diocesan…

Feb 26, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Suceava Archdiocese is ready to accommodate Ukrainian refugees

The line of refugees who wanted to cross the border from Ukraine to Romania through Siret Customs, Suceava County, stretched for several kilometres on Thursday afternoon. Although most of them only want to transit Romania to other countries, the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti is ready to support them with food, clothes and objects of…

Feb 25, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ignatie explains the presence of the prodigal son in modern man: “He believes everything new is necessarily good”

“In the attitude of the prodigal son is found the modern man or modernity, as the one who believes that everything new is necessarily good,” Bishop Ignatie of Huși said during his Sunday sermon at Mireni-Chilieni Parish in Vaslui. The Bishop of Huși highlighted a difference in attitude between the father and the son in…

Feb 23, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Martyr Valeriu Gafencu commemorated at Târgu Ocna on 70th anniversary

Valeriu Gafencu, one of the most beloved 20th-century Romanian martyrs, was prayerfully commemorated on Friday, February 18, on the 70th anniversary of his martyric repose in the Lord. The Divine Liturgy and a memorial service were officiated at the Church of Sts. Constantine and Helen in the eastern town of Târgu Ocna, where Gafencu died…

Feb 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Ioachim on episcopal ministry in the 3rd millennium: Christianity is just beginning!

Last week, during the meeting of the Holy Synod, Archbishop Ioachim of Roman and Bacău held a spiritual meditation entitled “The bishop in the face of the challenges of the third millennium.” “One cannot speak of the bishop’s pastoral strategy in the face of the challenges of the third millennium without a consistent analysis of…

Feb 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu