The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has decided to “forgive” two Orthodox bishops for their participation in religious rites with Eastern Catholics. However, it warned that no Orthodox ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s Orthodox Church has called for unity among Orthodox churches after a meeting to discuss a rupture between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ecumenical ...

SHELTON — One vacant church in downtown Shelton is coming back to life. The church plans to hold its first service Sunday. “This is the end of a journey ... now we have a home of our own,” said Ionel ...

CHISINAU, April 25 (Reuters) - Romania's Orthodox Church says it will keep welcoming priests bolting from Moldova's Russian-linked Orthodox Church to join a growing rival body subordinate to Bucharest ...

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Thousands of pilgrims turned out Sunday in Romania’s capital for the consecration of religious paintings inside the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church that was being ...

Romania’s Orthodox Church is under pressure to change its baptism ritual after a baby boy died following a ceremony in which he was immersed three times in water. More than 59,000 people have signed a ...

A Romanian Orthodox Church leader on Wednesday said television has been "poisoning the souls of Romanians" with violent programs. "We are becoming a savage and uncouth people," Metropolitan Bartolomeu ...

BUCHAREST, Romania — Thousands of pilgrims turned out Sunday in Romania’s capital for the consecration of religious paintings inside the world’s largest Christian Orthodox church that was being opened ...