Ukraine

Romanians still await official recognition of Romanian Language Day in Ukraine

The Romanian community in Ukraine is still awaiting the establishment of a Romanian Language Day in Ukraine, which would be comparable to the acknowledgement of Ukrainian Language Day in Romania on November 9, as enshrined by Romania’s Law 213/2018. The initiative for a Romanian Language Day in Ukraine came from the “Bessarabia” National-Cultural Association of…

Oct 30, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Prayer transcends boundaries: Putna Monastery commemorated 130 ethnic Romanians who died in the Ukraine war

Several Romanian associations from the Chernivtsi region, Ukraine, organised last Saturday a commemoration service at Putna Monastery, Romania, in memory of more than 130 ethnic Romanians who died in the Ukraine war. Irina-Loredana Stănculescu, General Consul of Romania in Chernivtsi, priests and members of the associations of Romanians from Ukraine, as well as the families…

Oct 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Patriarchate supports the plea of Romanians in Chernivtsi to reopen the Bukovina Metropolitans’ Chapel

The Romanian Patriarchate, noting with regret and sadness that services in the Romanian language can no longer be held in Chernivtsi’s Chapel of the Bukovina Metropolitans, who spoke and officiated religious services in Romanian, stands in solidarity with the Orthodox Romanians of Chernivtsi, who call for the reopening of the historic chapel for religious services…

Sep 4, 2024Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian Orthodox Church allocated 1 million euros to support Ukrainian refugees in 2023

The assistance extended by the Romanian Orthodox Church to Ukrainian refugees who sought refuge in Romania and the Republic of Moldova over the previous year exceeded one million euros and included a variety of services, products, and financial aid. Therefore, in 2023, the Filantropia Federation and the dioceses of the Romanian Orthodox Church provided measurable…

Mar 6, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest marks Russia-Ukraine war anniversary: We prayed to God to strengthen them!

On Saturday, “Parcul Domeniilor”-Cașin Church in Bucharest hosted a moment of remembrance for the second anniversary of the conflict in Ukraine. Ihor Prokopchuk, the Ukrainian ambassador to Romania, was in attendance. “We officiated a memorial service to honour the victims of this unjust conflict in Ukraine, which has caused and continues to cause tremendous suffering.…

Feb 26, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate: Prayer and support for Ukraine war victims

On Sunday, all churches affiliated with the Ukrainian Orthodox Vicariate organised memorial services for Ukraine conflict victims. The initiative belonged to Fr Nicolae Lauruc who leads the ecclesiastical structure of the Romanian Patriarchate dedicated to Ukrainian believers. The vicariate has assisted Ukrainians and refugees, totalling around 360,000 euros. Marking the 2nd anniversary of the war,…

Feb 26, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Metropolitan of Bessarabia welcomes recognition of Romanian language as official language of Romanians in Ukraine

“With great joy, we welcome and appreciate the recognition of the Romanian language, and not “Moldovan”, as the official language of the Romanian minority in Ukraine,” Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia said in a statement. “This news is truly historic and full of significance for the entire Romanian community in Ukraine.” “We offer our sincerest congratulations…

Oct 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Ukraine, willing to give relics of Saint Theodora to Romania in exchange for national heroes’ remains

The relics of Saint Theodora of Sihla could be brought to Romania, according to a joint statement issued after a meeting between the governments of Ukraine and Romania on Wednesday in Kyiv. According to the statement, the two prime ministers noted “the importance of work related to the organization of the search for the relics…

Oct 20, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Chernivtsi street could be renamed to honour Metropolitan Saint Jacob of Putna

A street in the Ukrainian city of Chernivtsi could be renamed to honour the Holy Hierarch Jacob of Putna, Metropolitan of Moldavia, BucPress news agency reported, citing Molody Bukowinec newspaper. According to the cited source, local authorities intend to rename approximately 40 streets whose names are still related to the history of Soviet space. “We…

Aug 9, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

2022 was a year of many challenges in philanthropy – patriarchal adviser

After the years of the pandemic, society faced new problems in 2022. The Romanian Orthodox Church stood beside the afflicted. Fr. Ciprian Ioniță, patriarchal adviser overseeing the Social-Philanthropic Sector of the Patriarchal Administration, and President of the Romanian Patriarchate’s Filantropia Federation, provided Radio Trinitas with an update on the previous year’s activities. “The year 2022…

Jan 16, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Community of Mount Athos issues announcement on the war in Ukraine

The Holy Community of Mount Athos issued on Tuesday an announcement on the war in Ukraine. The representatives of the monastic communities of the Holy Mount expressed compassion for the victims of the conflict unfolding in this country and transmitted that they ceaselessly pray for world peace. The representatives of the Holy Mount expressed their…

May 25, 2022Ștefana Totorcea