81st anniversary of the Fântâna Albă Massacre
April 1 became by law, adopted in 2011, a National Day honouring the memory of Romanians who were the victims of the massacres at Fântâna Albă and other areas, deportations, famine and other forms of…
Tag: Bessarabia
Bessarabia: Orthodox community builds its first church in just 40 days
One Orthodox community in the Republic of Moldova is experiencing the joy of finally having their own church. And the Church of Sts. Seraphim of Sarov, Catherine, and John (Maximovitch) in the Chișinău suburb of…
80 years from the deportation of the Romanians from Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina
The first wave of deportations from Soviet-occupied Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina started on the night of June 12, 1941. Romanians were the nationality with the greatest number of victims among those deported to Siberia and…
Bessarabian woman donates her fortune for a church to offer prayers for the unity of Romanians
Thanks to the faith and piety of one Bessarabian woman, the new Church of St. Nicholas and St. Stephen the Great is being built in the town of Edineț, in the Republic of Moldova. In…
Let us remain confident that we can survive in one Romanian breath: Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia
In a message occasioned by the 103rd anniversary of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania, on March 27, 2021, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru stressed that the example of the forerunners who accomplished the Union in…
Make a donation: Help the construction of the Orthodox Cathedral and Romanian Cultural Centre in Bălţi
The Diocese of Bălţi still has to pay approximately 20,000 euros to take possession of the land on which it will build a cathedral and a Romanian cultural centre in the city. “The project is…
Memorial house of Elder Sofian Boghiu consecrated in his native village
The great Romanian elder Fr. Sofian Boghiu was honoured on Monday, September 14, in his native village on the 18th anniversary of his repose. Fr. Sofian was born on October 7, 1912, in Cuconeștii Vechi,…
Bessarabia and Moldavia united in prayer on the feast of St Joseph the Merciful
Saint Joseph the Merciful was commemorated last Sunday at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Iasi by an assembly of hierarchs including Metropolitans Teofan of Moldavia and Bukovina and Petru of Bessarabia, as well as Bishop Antonie…
Holy Synod glorifies 20th century Bessarabian Bishop Dionysius Erhan
During its autumn regular session, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church resolved to glorify the 20th century Bessarabian Bishop Dionysius Erhan whose relics were found incorrupt earlier this year during the consolidation works…
Holy Synod elects new bishops for Bessarabia and Romania
During its working session held Thursday, May 24, the Holy Synod elected two bishops for the vacant episcopal sees in the Metropolis of Bessarabia and an assistant bishop to the Diocese of Maramures and Satmar.…