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His Eminence Metropolitan Antonie (Telembici) of Bessarabia attended a solemn session on 26 August marking 35 years since the proclamation of the Republic of Moldova’s independence. The event was held at the Presidential Palace in Chișinău. The anniversary gathering was attended by President Maia Sandu of the Republic of Moldova, Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu, members of the country’s first Parliament who voted for the Declaration of Independence on 27 August 1991, members of the current Parlia…

The inauguration of the Republic of Moldova’s new government signifies a new beginning that coincides, providentially, with a new phase in the life of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, following the election of its new Primate, as stated by Metropolitan Antonie of Bessarabia in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Vasile Tofan. “We regard this convergence as an opportunity to strengthen cooperation between our institutions, which serve the same society and share the same concern for people, for th…

Die Rumänische Orthodoxe Kirche in der Republik Moldau hat ein neues Kirchenoberhaupt. Der Hl. Synod in Bukarest wählte den bisherigen Bischof von Bălți, Antonie (Telembici), zum neuen Erzbischof von Chişinau und Metropoliten von Bessarabien. Er leitet damit künftig eine Kirchenprovinz, die sich in einem äußerst heiklen innerorthodoxen und geopolitischen Umfeld befindet. Bischof Antonie (63) wurde 1963 in der heutigen Repblik Moldau geboren. Seine theologische Ausbildung absolvierte er in…

Metropolit Petru (Păduraru) von Chişinau und Bessarabien, dessen Eparchie zur Rumänischen Orthodoxen Kirche (RumOK) in der Republik Moldau gehört, hat am 27. Mai sein Rücktrittsgesuch eingereicht. Der 79-Jährige gab an, seinen Posten aus Alters- und Gesundheitsgründen sowie zum Wohl der Kirche aufzugeben, hieß es in einer Meldung des Nachrichtendienstes der RumOK. An seiner Sitzung am 3. Juni nahm der Hl. Synod den Rücktritt von Metropolit Petru an. Bereits zuvor hatte der rumänische Patriarch…

The third Saturday of April is dedicated in the Republic of Moldova to commemorating the victims of the 1946–1947 famine, during which more than 200,000 people died. On this occasion, Bishop Veniamin of Southern Bessarabia said the suffering of that time can be fully understood only in the light of Christ. He stressed that remembering the famine should not be merely an act of commemoration, but also a call to discernment. “We must know how to distinguish truth from falsehood, good from evil, an…

Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia said on 27 March that there is growing conviction among intellectuals, cultural figures and Church servants in the Republic of Moldova that Bessarabia’s destiny lies in communion with Romania, as the 108th anniversary of the Union was marked. “We observe with great joy that, in the conscience of intellectuals in the Republic of Moldova, of cultural figures, of Church ministers and of all those responsible for the future of this nation, there is an increasingly s…

Zum Tag der Vereinigung der rumänischen Fürstentümer am 24. Januar hat Metropolit Petru (Păduraru) von Bessarabien, das Oberhaupt der Rumänischen Orthodoxen Kirche (RumOK) in der Republik Moldau, die Vereinigung von 1859 als ein Werk der göttlichen Vorsehung bezeichnet, die die Geschichte auf den „natürlichen Weg der Einheit“ gebracht habe. Sie sei ein Zeichen für das tiefe Verständnis, dass das „rumänische Volk an beiden Ufern des Flusses Prut“ verbunden sei. Aktuell sei zu beobachten, wie die…

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia issued a message of gratitude and joy to mark 33 years since the reactivation of the Metropolis of Bessarabia. In his message, Metropolitan Petru stressed that the anniversary represents far more than the commemoration of an administrative decision, describing it instead as the acknowledgement of a sacred work undertaken to heal a deep wound in Romanian ecclesiastical life. “This anniversary is not limited to recalling an administrative ac…

The Orthodox Church is the most trusted institution in Moldova according to recent polling. According to the latest survey from the Institute of Marketing and Polls, conducted between November 18 and December 4, 2025, 61% of residents of the Republic of Moldova trust the Church. Moldova’s population is 98% Orthodox, with the Church in the country represented by both the Russian and Romanian Patriarchates.  Educational institutions (kindergartens, schools, universities) ranked se…