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  • Pandemic tempers patron saint festival in Romania

    Pandemic tempers patron saint festival in Romania

    • Oct 31, 2020

    The feast of St. Dimitrie of Basarabov, the patron saint of Bucharest, is a show of Orthodox Christianity’s strength in Romania, where a weeklong festival devoted to the former hermit typically draws up to 100,000 people from all over the country to the capital every October.

    By Vadim Ghirda and Andreea Alexandru
  • Romania marks first national day honoring persecuted Christians

    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.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Romanian port city marks Easter late due to virus

    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.

    By Vadim Ghirda
  • Romania: Orthodox Church blasts posters of doctors as saints, Catholics supportive

    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.

    By Associated Press
  • East European Catholics draw lockdown parallels with communist rule

    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.

    By Jonathan Luxmoore
  • Church wounded by internal tensions, pope tells Jesuits in Romania

    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.

    By Junno Arocho Esteves
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