Saint Demetrius 2017

Bucharest Russian Orthodox Community celebrates feast of St Seraphim of Sarov

St Nicholas – Tabacu Church in Bucharest celebrated the feast of Saint Seraphim of Sarov on January 2, being the only church in the capital city of Romania where the Saint’s holy relics can be venerated. Many Romanian and Russian Orthodox believers on Wednesday attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated in honour of St Seraphim, one…

Jan 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

HB Metropolitan Rastislav on the difficulties of confessing the Orthodox faith during communism and the importance of Religious Freedom today

Address by His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, delivered during the solemn session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, 28 October 2017: Difficulties of confessing the Orthodox faith during Communism and the Importance of Religious Freedom today Your Holiness, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences and…

Oct 30, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Confessing the Orthodox Faith through Church Music 

The Address of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, delivered for the finals of the Church Music National Festival-Contest Praise the Lord!, 10th edition, the Patriarchal Palace – Bucharest, Friday, 27 October 2017: The 10th (anniversary) edition of the Church Music National Festival-Contest Praise the Lord! calls us to thank God for…

Oct 27, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Met. Rastislav of the Czech and Slovak Church arrives in Bucharest on his first visit to Romania

His Beatitude Rastislav, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of Czech Lands and Slovakia, arrived in Romania on Thursday. This is His Beatitude’s first visit to Romania as Head of the Czech and Slovak Church and it takes place during the celebrations marking the feast of Saint Demetrius the New, Protector of Bucharest. The Metropolitan of…

Oct 26, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Biography of His Beatitude Rastislav. The youngest among the leaders of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches

His Beatitude Rastislav, Archbishop of Prešov, Metropolitan of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia participates these days at the Feast of the Saint Demetrius 2017. Metropolitan Rastislav is the youngest of the leaders of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches. Metropolitan Rastislav (by his secular name Rastislav Gont) was born on the 25 January…

Oct 25, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu