The Romanian Orthodox Church, known as a bastion of conservatism, has broken a taboo by embracing the Internet and tending to its flock via cyberspace. Believers are now invited to send prayers via ...

BUCHAREST, Romania – The Romanian Orthodox Church says it is considering a Romanian monk persecuted by the communists and known as the "saint of Transylvania" for sainthood. The Metropolitan of ...

The head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Teoctist, died of a heart attack on Monday at the age of 92. As head of the Romanian Church, Teoctist helped to improve relations between the ...

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 ...

The Romanian Orthodox Church (ROC) would face a crucial moment once it returns to business after the death of Patriarch Teoctist, its leader, who passed away on Monday. ROC needs to choose a new ...

The head of the Romanian Orthodox Church, who made history when he invited the late John Paul II to his Orthodox country in 1999 but was criticized for being too close to former Communists, died ...

The blue, yellow and red flags adorning Market Avenue N are a departure from the traditional Stars and Stripes, but do they tell an American story. They’re a reminder of the immigrants who left ...

BUCHAREST -- The death of a 6-week-old infant after he was submerged while being baptized has sparked public outrage in Romania and led to calls for the centuries-old rite to be changed. The drama of ...

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 as it believes the ex-Soviet ...

Tens of thousands of people have reportedly signed an online petition for the Orthodox Church in Romania to stop immersing babies underwater during baptisms amid a growing backlash following the death ...