Dioceses

Patriarch Daniel consecrates Oradea Orthodox Cathedral to mark 340 years since the diocese’s first documentary attestation

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated the “Resurrection of the Lord” Diocesan Cathedral in Oradea on Sunday. The service was part of a series of events celebrating the 340th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of the Diocese of Oradea, 325 years since the diocese and its hierarch were mentioned in the Diploma of the Austrian…

Sep 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Romania consecrates new church of Izbuc monastery

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated the new church of Izbuc Monastery in Bihor County on Saturday. The event was part of the 340th anniversary of the first documentary attestation of the Orthodox Diocese of Oradea, 325 years since the diocese and its hierarch were mentioned in the Diploma of the Austrian Emperor Leopold I, and…

Sep 21, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Memorial house of Elder Sofian Boghiu consecrated in his native village

The great Romanian elder Fr. Sofian Boghiu was honoured on Monday, September 14, in his native village on the 18th anniversary of his repose. Fr. Sofian was born on October 7, 1912, in Cuconeștii Vechi, Bălți County in what is today the northern part of the Republic of Moldova. On Monday, a memorial house was…

Sep 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archpriest Aurel Munteanu’s 80th anniversary of martyrdom / Metr. Andrei: Follow his faith!

Archpriest Aurel Munteanu was commemorated last Thursday on the 80th anniversary of his martyrdom. The memorial service was officiated at the Orthodox Cathedral in Huedin by Metropolitan Andrei of Cluj, Maramureş and Sălaj. In the churchyard, where the tomb of the martyred archpriest is located, a Trisagion service was officiated. The commemorative moments were preceded…

Sep 15, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

The Maternal Home of the Diaconia Mission celebrates nine years of existence. It hosted 130 mothers and their children

The Maternal Home “In Mother’s Arms” established by Diaconia, the Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, celebrates nine years of existence. In this period, it was HOME for 130 mothers and their children, until they could be socially reintegrated. This centre helps mothers in pregnancy crisis and mothers of infant children who are constrained…

Sep 14, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Bishop Ambrozie urges students to apply time discipline and avoid excessive social media use

Bishop Ambrozie of Giurgiu tells the students to be responsible with their time in a message occasioned by the beginning of the new school year 2020-2021. ‘Not only educators have responsibility but also each of you because from an early age it is good to understand that you have a role in the world and…

Sep 11, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Do not abandon the healthy principles on which family is based; make laws to protect families – Archbishop Ioachim

The Archbishop of Roman and Bacău wrote a message on the feast of the Righteous Joachim and Anna, in which he referred to the values of the natural family and the need to promote and protect them both in daily life and through appropriate laws. “Three fundamental values support the backbone of a nation and…

Sep 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archim. Serafim Grigoraș is the new abbot of the “St. John the New of Suceava” Monastery

Archimandrite Serafim Grigoraș from the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iași was enthroned on Tuesday as the abbot of “St. John the New of Suceava” Monastery. His Grace Damaschin of Dorna, Auxiliary Bishop of Suceava and Rădăuți, officiated the cheirothesia ceremony, with the participation of Archim. Melchisedec Velnic, Abbot of Putna Monastery, and Archim. Nectarie Clinci, Abbot…

Sep 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

A century from the re-establishment of the historical Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Oradea

His Grace Sofronie, Bishop of Oradea, officiated on Sunday the Divine Liturgy at the “Lord’s Resurrection” Orthodox Cathedral in Oradea to celebrate a century from the re-establishment of the Diocese of Oradea through Royal decree.  On this occasion, the hierarch spoke of the historical meaning of the day of August 30 for the Romanian Orthodox…

Sep 2, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

2019 report | Diaconia Mission offered 426.000-Euro family support in the Republic of Moldova

The “Diaconia” Social Mission of the Metropolis of Bessarabia published its activity report on year 2019: the organization, which is the social arm of the Metropolis, has raised 426,000 Euros, which was redistributed as complex services of support and material donations to families, orphans and parishes. Metropolitan Petru writes in the report introduction that the most important…

Sep 1, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

‘Christians are the most persecuted. Either their rights are restricted or they are even killed,’ Bishop Ignatie warns

The persecution of Christians worldwide and the lack of the public’s reaction on this topic were two aspects that the Bishop of Huși highlighted in his sermon at Stroieşti Parish on Sunday. “It has been found that Christians are the most persecuted in this world. Official statistics say that in 2018-2019, more than 260 million…

Aug 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu