Awards given to parishes that best handled COVID-19 crisis
- Oct 28, 2020
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Romania marks first national day honoring persecuted Christians
- Aug 15, 2020
On Sunday Romania marked its first ever National Day of Awareness of Violence against Christians, a move intended to honor Romanian Orthodox martyrs and raise awareness about global anti-Christian persecution.
Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus
- May 28, 2020
Stretching the church calendar, Orthodox Easter arrived over a month late in a Romanian city on the shores of the Black Sea.
Romania: Orthodox Church blasts posters of doctors as saints, Catholics supportive
- Apr 30, 2020
Romania’s Orthodox Church on Wednesday criticized a billboard campaign showing doctors dealing with the coronavirus epidemic as saints with halos shaped like the virus.
East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule
- Apr 16, 2020
Although Catholics in most East European countries have backed measures to control the COVID-19 pandemic, for some it has also revived painful memories of communist rule. Sensitivities over church closures have also surfaced in Western Europe, where some Catholics have questioned the right of civil authorities to prohibit religious worship.
Church wounded by internal tensions, pope tells Jesuits in Romania
- Jun 13, 2019
Pope Francis told Jesuits in Romania that tensions and struggles within the Church have left it wounded and that the only path forward is through humble dialogue, not futile arguments.
Walking together, Christians experience unity in diversity, pope says
- Jun 5, 2019
People need to walk together in harmony to build a more fraternal world, Pope Francis said, reflecting upon his recent trip to Romania.
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