Dioceses

Nun who served as abbess of Romanian Tismana Monastery for more than 50 years reposes in the Lord

The stavrophore nun Mother Jerusalema (Gligor), who labored in monasticism for 75 years, including more than 50 years as abbess of Tismana Monastery, was solemnly laid to rest on Saturday at the monastery she led for so many years. The service was officiated by His Grace Bishop Nicodim of Severin and Strehaia, who recalled that…

Apr 29, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Ambassador David Saranga visits Bukovina’s monasteries for first time: “It was amazing”

Israel’s Ambassador to Romania visited this week for the first time Bukovina and the Monasteries in Northern Romania. The Israeli Ambassador was impressed by the religious monuments but also by the warmth of the locals. Nothing compares to the generous hospitality of the Romanian people, especially those from the Bukovina region, the Ambassador wrote on…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Archbishop Calinic visits hermits in Suceava

On Thursday, April 22, Archbishop Calinic of Suceava and Radauti visited the cells of three hermits in the Lupcina area, Suceava County. The Archbishop was accompanied by Archim. Nectarie Clinci, honorary exarch of the area and Archim. Gherasim Curaciuc, inspector of the Sales Department. The Archbishop visited and blessed the cell of monk Teodosie dedicated…

Apr 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox Priest rescues two people from fire in Constanța

An Orthodox priest rescued two people from a building engulfed in flames in Constanţa. Assisted by two off-duty firefighters, father Gică Silitră took a 60-year-old woman in his arms and evacuated a 65-year-old man. The two people are parishioners of the church pastored by Fr Silitră, which is in the vicinity of the buildings on…

Apr 16, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

The pandemic is a significant examination for us all, Transylvania Metropolitan says

“This pandemic is a significant examination for all of us, in which the fear of death and the legal rigours of isolation must be overcome by trusting in God’s help,” His Eminence Metropolitan Laurenţiu of Transylvania said in an interview for a local publication. “Through this examination,” the Metropolitan explained, “we realized once again how…

Apr 15, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Assistant Bishop Benedict celebrates Int’l Roma Day with Romanian-Romani bilingual liturgy

“We are delighted that you are many and you are young. It’s a big deal in a world where there are fewer and fewer children. It is a great thing that you give birth, that you are concerned with doing this order of being God’s helpers and of bringing healthy babies to life. And we,…

Apr 9, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Cluj Cathedral’s chanters, sextons receive ecclesiastical awards as recognition from Metropolitan Andrei

The lay chanters and sextons of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Cluj received ecclesiastical awards from His Eminence Metropolitan Andrei on Sunday. The awards were given at the end of the Divine Liturgy “as a sign of appreciation and gratitude for active involvement in Church life.” The chanters Vlad Zurgalău, Raul Lăcătuș and Vlăduț Sărmaș received…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Pătrăuţi Monastery reopens after more than 200 years

Pătrăuţi Monastery was reopened after being abolished by the Habsburg Monarchy more than two centuries ago. On the Sunday of the Holy Cross, His Grace Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna installed Mother Alexandra (Bădragan) as the new abbess of Pătrăuti-Elevation of the Cross Monastery. His Grace also celebrated the first Divine Liturgy at the newly-reopened…

Apr 7, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest offers bicycles to children: “I come from a family of priests, and I saw my family giving all the time”

In two years, 25 children from Râpa de Jos and surroundings received a bicycle as a gift by Fr Dacian Oprea’s help. He thinks he’s not doing anything special. “That is the purpose of a priest and a man, to help.” He saw the example of generosity in his family. “I am very compassionate, and…

Apr 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Damaschin: It was unfair and improper that 50 out of 80 years since the Fântâna Albă Massacre were years of silence

“It was unfair and improper that 50 out of the 80 years since the Fântâna Albă massacre were years of silence,” said His Grace Assistant Bishop Damaschin of Dorna on Thursday during a memorial service held in memory of the approximately 3,000 Romanians killed on April 1, 1941, in the Varnița forest. The Assistant Bishop…

Apr 3, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Transylvania Metropolitan Laurentiu: Young people who stay chaste before marriage give birth to blessed children

The Metropolitan of Transylvania said that the Christian family is in crisis. The solution is to resist sin through love and solidarity. He urged parents to encourage young people to keep chaste until marriage and called on mothers “to honour the blessed status God has given them at creation, namely to give birth to children.”…

Apr 1, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu