Romanian Orthodox Diaspora

Interview with the Romanian Orthodox youth in North America who have organised a 5,500 km March for Life

In North America, members of the Romanian Orthodox Youth of America (ROYA) have come together for an extraordinary initiative: a 5,500-kilometre March for Life, where they and their communities unite to support life and help women in pregnancy crisis. The Month for Life 2025 brings a special atmosphere: in over 1,500 cities and townships in…

Mar 19, 2025Ștefana 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

Ontario: Bishop of Canada joins Windsor Romanian community for the 103rd anniversary of their cathedral

This weekend, His Eminence Ioan Casian joined the Orthodox Romanians of Windsor, in the Canadian province of Ontario, for the 103rd anniversary of the “St. George and Holy Hierarch Andrei Șaguna” Cathedral. On Saturday, the Bishop of Canada participated in the Vigil office and, on Sunday, he celebrated the Divine Liturgy together with Parish Priest…

Nov 4, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Priest from Bucharest Monastery offers Paschal Light to Romanians living in Dubai

A priest from Radu Voda Monastery in Bucharest was appointed by the Patriarch of Romania to travel to Dubai to officiate all Easter services for the Romanian Orthodox community there. During his mission from April 21 to May 1, 2019, the V. Rev. Protosyncellus Iachint Vardianu officiated the services in Romanian language at the Annunciation…

May 4, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian is second most common non-British nationality in UK

Number of Romanian nationals living in UK in 2017 estimated to be 411,000, up 25% on 2016, The Guardian reports. There are now more Romanians living in the UK than there are Irish nationals or Indians, official figures reveal. Romania has overtaken the Republic of Ireland and India to move from fourth to second most-common…

May 29, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu