Dioceses

Three disadvantaged families receive new housing from Huși Diocese

International Children’s Day, June 1, was celebrated in a special way this year by the Huși Diocese of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On this day, the first three hours of a series of six were gifted to disadvantaged families as part of the “Joy is Home” project that helps needy families with many children receive…

Jun 10, 2020Sorin Ioniţe

Suceava priests dressed in white overalls carry Archbishop Pimen’s coffin

Six priests from Suceava’s Archdiocese and two employees of a funeral company dressed in white overalls and wearing protective gloves carried the coffin of Archbishop Pimen during his funeral. The 90-year-old Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti died last week after testing positive for the new coronavirus. One of the priests was Fr. Bogdan Cojoleanca, the…

May 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Huși Diocese issues press release on the case of former bishop Corneliu Onilă

A former bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church was held for 30 days after the prosecutors have charged him with sexual abuse on a former student of his at the Orthodox theological seminary in Huși, Eastern Romania, where he used to work as a professor. The former bishop of Huși, Corneliu Onilă, held this dignity…

May 26, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Funeral service for Archbishop Pimen officiated at St John the New Monastery in Suceava: VIDEO & PHOTOS

A memorial Divine Liturgy and a funeral service were held last Friday for the Archbishop of Suceava and Radauti at St John the New Monastery. Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Matei Balș Infectious Diseases Institute in Bucharest following a second heart attack. He was transported…

May 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Moldavia’s Bishops express condolences on death of Archbishop Pimen: A portrait of ascetic monk and sacrificial hierarch

The bishops of the Metropolis of Moldavia and Bukovina expressed ‘much sorrow’ over the death of the 90-year-old Archbishop Pimen, feeling confident that ‘we have gained an intercessor in heaven at the Throne of the Most Holy Trinity.’ ‘He was dedicated to the point of neglecting himself in the work of supporting the suffering and,…

May 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Archbishop Pimen to be buried at Sihastria Putnei Monastery – Patriarchate’s spokesperson

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Spokesperson Vasile Banescu announced Wednesday that the burial of Archbishop Pimen will take place at Sihăstria Putnei Monastery, in Suceava. Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți, 90, reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Matei Balș Infectious Diseases Institute in Bucharest following a second heart attack. “The Romanian…

May 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

90-year-old Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți reposes in the Lord

Archbishop Pimen of Suceava and Rădăuți reposed in the Lord on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, at the Matei Balș Infectious Diseases Institute in Bucharest following a second heart attack. The archbishop died at 0:50 a.m. The 90-year-old Romanian Archbishop was transported to Bucharest by helicopter on April 20 after testing positive for the new coronavirus.…

May 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

First Sunday after state of emergency: This is how the pavement of church courtyards bloomed across Romania (PHOTOS)

This Sunday was the first Sunday Liturgy celebrated in churches across Romania with the participation of the faithful. Priests and parishioners found themselves with emotion and joy after the end of the national state of emergency. Many parishes prepared their courtyards with specific marks to help keep the social distancing requirements, drawing colourful flowers on…

May 19, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest donates blood plasma after recovering from COVID-19

After recovering from coronavirus almost one month ago, Father Ștefăniță Potra from Ilva Mică went to the Blood Transfusion Centre in Bistriţa to donate plasma to help critical Covid-19 patients. The priest who had officiated the funeral service for a coronavirus victim later tested positive for COVID-19 in April, reports Adevarul. The representatives of the…

May 19, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox priest wearing protective gear goes to COVID-19 patient at Timișoara infectious diseases hospital

At the request of a coronavirus patient, the Orthodox priest, who serves as chaplain at Timisoara’s infectious diseases hospital, put on the protective medical equipment and visited without any hesitation the person right in the hospital ward. Father Dorian Oprisor received the approval of the hospital’s management. ‘At Victor Babes Hospital, we treat not only…

May 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Stavropoleos Monastery launches virtual tour

Stavropoleos Monastery located in Bucharest’s old city centre has partnered with Scanbox Integrated visual solutions to build a complete virtual tour of the Monastery, giving unprecedented access to monastery church, courtyard and facilities. Now available on the Stavropoleos Monastery’s website, the Virtual Tour takes users on a digital tour of the church, library, refectory and…

May 1, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu