Romanian Diaspora

Patriarch Daniel urges responsibility, hope, and solidarity in Romanian Migrants’ Sunday message

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent a message for the Sunday of the Romanian Migrants, which will be marked this year on August 16. The Sunday of the Romanian Migrants is celebrated in the Romanian Patriarchate on the first Sunday after the Dormition of the Theotokos. Responsibility, hope and solidarity in times of pandemic: Full…

Aug 14, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian President to award National Order of Merit to Italy’s assistant bishop for philanthropic work during pandemic

His Grace Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania will receive the Romanian Knight’s National Order of Merit for the philanthropic work carried out by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy during the pandemic. On Thursday, President Klaus Iohannis signed the decree for the decoration of His Grace Assistant Bishop Atanasie of Bogdania (Tudor Rusnac), but also of…

Aug 11, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Bishop Timotei attends memorial ceremony for Covid-19 victims at Madrid Royal Palace

Invited by King Felipe VI, His Grace Bishop Timotei of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Spain and Portugal attended a ceremony at Madrid’s Royal Palace in memory of the almost 30,000 people who have died from the coronavirus pandemic in the country on Thursday. Tributes were paid to the victims of COVID-19, as well as…

Jul 17, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Serafim of Germany says today’s diseases are consequences of spiritual disease

His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, visited last weekend the Lord’s Resurrection Parish in Mannheim. He listened to people’s confessions, baptized three children, celebrated the Divine Liturgy, and ordained a deacon to the priesthood. He spoke to the faithful about prayer, honest confession of sins and forgiveness, and also about the “evil spirits who…

Jul 17, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Diocese of Australia & New Zealand builds first Romanian Orthodox Monastery in southern hemisphere

The Romanian Diocese of Australia and New Zealand is carrying out a complex project in the Australian state of Victoria, which includes the first Romanian Orthodox monastery in the southern hemisphere, a social and cultural centre, an episcopal chapel and a church dedicated to the Three Holy Romanian Hierarchs Andrew Șaguna, Gregory the Teacher, and…

Jul 10, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s new ambassador to Israel visits Romanian Patriarchate’s representation to Jerusalem

Romania’s newly appointed ambassador to Israel, Radu Ioanid, visited the headquarters of the Romanian Patriarchate’s representation in Jerusalem where he met with the V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anastasoaie on Monday, June 15. “After a break of three years in which the position of ambassador was vacant, we are glad that it was finally decided that…

Jun 18, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Ioan Casian celebrates June 1 with children, teachers and camp monitors during online meeting

Bishop Ioan Casian held two online meetings at the end of May with participants from two youth camps organized by the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada to mark the International Children’s Day. The annual youth camps are dedicated to St Theodora of Sihla in Ontario, and to St. Andrew in Quebec. During the online meeting,…

Jun 3, 2020Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Metropolitan of America on St Constantine’s calling: Could he have refused it?

His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae Condrea of the Americas wrote a message for the feast of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen, focusing on St Constantine’s calling to grant freedom to humankind. His Eminence noted that through Saint Constantine the Great we received freedom in God, ‘spiritual liberty which was hidden, held captive in a world…

May 22, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian priest lights Easter candles at tombs of WWI soldiers: I chanted ‘Christ is risen’ being surrounded by heroes

As a token of love and honour for those who sacrificed their lives during the First World War, the Romanian priest in Munster, Germany, went to the memorial cemetery in Dülmen with Easter candles and prayed for the souls of the departed. ‘This year, on the second day of Easter, I went together with our parish’s…

Apr 27, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Bishop of Canada calls social distancing a difficult ascetic feat, urges reordering of priorities

In a pastoral message linked to the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada referred to the social distance (recommended as a preventive measure against infection) as to an ascetic effort on the #lentenpath. The Romanian hierarch advised the believers to observe the norms announced by the state authorities and called for a change of…

Mar 19, 2020Gheorghe Anghel

St Sigfrid honoured by Romanians in Sweden: ‘You have to be a warrior yourself to reach the heart of the Vikings’

Orthodox believers in the south part of Sweden honoured the country’s Enlightener Saint Sigfrid at the Romanian parish in Växjö on Saturday, February 15. His Grace Bishop Macarie of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Northern Europe celebrated the Divine Liturgy marking the parish’s patronal feast. Referring to St Sigfrid’s personality, His Grace said that ‘to…

Feb 20, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu