Germany

Deutsche Welle: 4 million Orthodox Christians in Germany, 900,000 are Romanian

“More and more Orthodox Christians in Germany” headlines Deutsche Welle, presenting a comprehensive overview of the phenomenon, the ethnic communities from which Orthodox Christians originate, and the opportunities they bring. The media often discuss the decline in membership of the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches. Still, it is rarely mentioned that the number of Orthodox…

Jul 26, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

German state orders crosses mounted in government buildings

Bavaria’s state premier, Markus Söder, has ordered that crosses be hung up in all state buildings in the southern German state. Söder called the move an “avowal of Bavarian identity.” Bavaria’s freshly-sworn-in state premier has stamped a Christian identity on the state’s public buildings as one of his first acts in office, reports Deutsche Welle.…

Apr 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Metr. Serafim at the beginning of Great Lent: Only by fasting does our hunger for God grow in us, and prayer enters the heart more easily

In his pastoral message addressed on the Sunday of Adam’s Expulsion from Paradise and the beginning of Great Lent, His Eminence Metropolitan Serafim of Germany urges faithful to observe the fast because only ‘thus does our hunger for God grow in us, and prayer enters the heart more easily.’ Reflecting on the Sunday gospel reading,…

Feb 15, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

ATORG Meeting in Koln. Andrei Pleşu Speaks to Young People

From 20 September – 3 October 2016, the Annual Meeting of the Romanian Orthodox Youth Association of Germany (ATORG in Romanian) will be held with the blessing of His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe – the official website of the Eparchy informs. This year’s edition will be held in…

Jul 29, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The First Liturgy in the Orthodox Church of Stallbaum, Germany

The construction of an Orthodox monastic settlement began in Stallbaum, Germany (about 50 km east of Nürnberg), with the blessing of His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe. On 24 July 2016, the 5th Sunday after Pentecost, the first Divine Liturgy was celebrated in the wooden church recently built, in…

Jul 29, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Consecration Of The Romanian Orthodox Parish Church Of Aschaffenbug, Germany

Sunday, 12 June 2016, His Eminence Serafim, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Germany, Central and Northern Europe celebrated the consecration service of the parish church of the “Presentation of the Lord” – Aschaffenburg, Germany, assisted by a group of hierarchs – the official website of the Romanian Orthodox Metropolitanate of Germany, Central and Northern Europe informs.…

Jun 21, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu