Diaspora

Romanian Orthodox parish priest in Bedford, UK, on family ministry in the diaspora: We must be people of love. Let people find rest in us

Father Radu Amariei, aged 34, serves as the parish priest of the Bedford Parish in the United Kingdom, a rapidly growing Romanian Orthodox community established in 2024. The parish priest speaks about families in the diaspora, the efforts they make to attend the Divine Liturgy, and how new faithful of other nationalities are drawn to…

Jun 30, 2026Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel reflects on the Prophet Daniel: Protector of those far from home who keep their faith

Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrated his name day on Tuesday, the feast day of the Prophet Daniel. Following the Te Deum service officiated by His Grace Bishop Paisie of Sinaia, His Beatitude remarked that the prophet “also appears as a protector of those far from home who preserve the faith of their people and their homeland.”…

Dec 18, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan Nicolae sends condolences to local Romanian community after the mass shooting in Georgia, US

Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan Nicolae of the Americas sent a message of condolences on Thursday after Wednesday’s shooting attack at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. One of the victims is a Romanian-born math teacher and member of the Romanian Orthodox Parish in Dacula, Georgia. “It was with great sadness that we learned about the attack…

Sep 9, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

HG Ioan Casian participated in the annual dialogue of the Orthodox and Catholic bishops from Canada

Romanian Orthodox Bishop Ioan Casian of Canada participated in the annual dialogue of the Orthodox and Catholic bishops from Canada. The Canadian Conference of Orthodox Bishops was represented by the Greek Archbishop Sotirios of Canada, Bishop Andriy (Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada) and Father Peter Avgeropoulos, assistant (Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada). The Conference of…

Apr 23, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Summer pilgrimage at Mono Monastery, Canada, with the Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God

A summer pilgrimage was held on July 22-24, 2023, at the Romanian Orthodox Monastery of Mono in Ontario, Canada. The wonder-working Hawaiian Iveron Icon of the Mother of God („Gerontissa”) was brought on the occasion. Orthodox pilgrims from across Canada attended the event: from Montreal, Ottawa, Gatineau, Toronto, Mississauga, Hamilton, Kichener, London, Windsor, and Manitoba.…

Aug 1, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Romanians travel hundreds of miles to attend services at first Orthodox community in Quito, Ecuador

At the beginning of April, responding to the request of Romanians from Ecuador, Fr Daniel Ene, Romanian Orthodox Dean of New York and the US East Coast, travelled to Quito. Romanians from all over the country participated in the Divine Liturgy he celebrated there: for instance, Mihaela Badin, a journalist, travelled more than 300 miles…

Apr 12, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Canada: Romanians from Quebec celebrated the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the Diocesan Cathedral in Saint-Hubert

Orthodox Romanians from the Canadian province of Quebec celebrated the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the Diocesan Cathedral in Saint-Hubert.  The liturgical event started on the eve of the feast with  the service of Vespers unified with Litia, presided by his Grace Ioan Casian, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada. Next moring started with…

Sep 16, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Diocese of Canada to host Abbot Ephraim of Vatopaidi’s online dialogue with youth, parents and teachers

The Diocese of Canada will host on Saturday, February 12, an online dialogue between Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbott of the Holy Mount Athos’ Vatopaidi Monastery, and youth, parents and teachers from the Romanian diaspora in Canada. The goal of the meeting is to promote religious education in the Orthodox world. The event starts at 1:00 pm…

Feb 6, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

The Romanian Patriarchate’s Solemn Year 2021 in Texas: Spiritual evenings with the dean of the Sibiu Faculty of Theology

Father Daniel Buda, Dean of the “Andrei Șaguna” Faculty of Theology in Sibiu, Romania, participated between November 5 and 15 in a series of spiritual evenings organized by two Romanian Orthodox missions in Texas. The themes of the meetings were chosen to mark the Romanian Patriarchate’s Solemn Year of the pastoral care of Romanians outside…

Nov 19, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada meets Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil

HE Ioan Casian, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Canada, had an inter-Christian meeting of proximity with Claude Hamelin, Roman-Catholic Bishop of Saint-Jean-Longueuil. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the nearby Roman Catholic diocese. The Canadian hierarch expressed his joy for the participation of HG Bishop Ioan Casian in his enthronement service on January…

Nov 11, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Middletown: Romanians from five American states participated in the patronal feast of the “St. Demetrius the New” Monastery

The “St Demetrius the New” Monastery in Middletown, the state of New York, celebrated in advance its patronal feast on Saturday. Romanians from five American states participated: from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut și Virginia. His Eminence Nicholas of Manhattan, Auxiliary Bishop of the Eastern American Diocese (ROCOR), brought the wonder-working Kursk Root Icon…

Oct 29, 2021Ștefana Totorcea