{"id":5184,"date":"2025-11-17T11:55:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5184"},"modified":"2025-11-17T11:55:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T08:55:17","slug":"celebration-of-the-international-day-of-the-poor-at-the-don-orione-hospice-in-bucharest","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/news\/celebration-of-the-international-day-of-the-poor-at-the-don-orione-hospice-in-bucharest\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebration of the International Day of the Poor at the Don Orione Hospice in Bucharest"},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-5184","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"hidden_news":"no","evidence":"yes","focus_on":"no","breaking":"yes","news_cover":{"id":5185,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0005.jpg"},"cover_image_copyrighted":false,"news_content":"<p data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"677\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">On\u00a0<span data-start=\"302\" data-end=\"317\">16 November 2025<\/span>, the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania joined the celebration of the\u00a0<span data-start=\"404\" data-end=\"437\">International Day of the Poor<\/span>\u00a0at the\u00a0<span data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"474\">St Don Luigi Orione Hospice<\/span>\u00a0in Bucharest. The event was attended by\u00a0<span data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"540\">HE Giampiero Gloder<\/span>, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, together with Director of the Centre,\u00a0<span data-start=\"585\" data-end=\"609\">Marius Bere\u0219oaie<\/span>,\u00a0<span data-start=\"635\" data-end=\"652\">Father Damian<\/span>, and\u00a0<span data-start=\"658\" data-end=\"674\">Father J\u00e1nos<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"679\" data-end=\"1108\">The\u00a0<span data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"704\">Don Orione Centre<\/span>\u00a0is internationally renowned for its work in assisting the poor and caring for abandoned children. In Romania, the Order of Don Orione operates a large school in\u00a0<span data-start=\"866\" data-end=\"876\">Oradea<\/span>, a seminary in\u00a0<span data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"900\">Ia\u0219i<\/span>, several houses offering shelter to those in need, and a hospice in\u00a0<span data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"982\">Bucharest<\/span>\u00a0that hosts around forty elderly residents and more than fifty children and young people with varying degrees of disability.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1477\">The Don Orione institutions hold a special place in the heart of the\u00a0<span data-start=\"1179\" data-end=\"1207\">Sovereign Order of Malta<\/span>, which last year issued a commemorative stamp dedicated to the work and legacy of\u00a0<span data-start=\"1290\" data-end=\"1311\">St Don Luigi Orione<\/span>. They are also particularly dear to the\u00a0<span data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1378\">Order of Malta Romania<\/span>, whose members have regularly supported and visited the Bucharest hospice for over twenty years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1929\">The Holy Mass, celebrated by\u00a0<span data-start=\"1508\" data-end=\"1533\">HE Giampiero Gloder<\/span>, included a homily focused on the meaning of poverty and the joy found in serving others. This was followed by a tour of the hospice and opportunities for personal interaction with residents, medical staff, and members of the religious community. The visit allowed the Apostolic Nuncio to observe the remarkable development of this centre of excellence since its foundation in the early 2000s.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1931\" data-end=\"2507\">Following the visit and the luncheon that concluded the celebration,\u00a0<span data-start=\"2000\" data-end=\"2033\">Ambassador Roberto Musneci KM<\/span>\u00a0stated,\u00a0<span data-start=\"2044\" data-end=\"2505\">\u201cIt has been a joy to join His Excellency the Apostolic Nuncio in his visit to the Don Orione Centre. This is the place where a few members of our Order have attended Mass for many years. We brought some of the guests to our pilgrimage in Lourdes, and we continue to regard Don Orione as a centre of excellence for social inclusion and care for those in need. We are grateful to Don Marius and all his predecessors for their work and friendship.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","news_gallery":"yes","news_gallery_elements":[{"id":5187,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0001.jpg"},{"id":5189,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0002.jpg"},{"id":5191,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0003.jpg"},{"id":5193,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0004.jpg"},{"id":5195,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0006.jpg"},{"id":5197,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0007.jpg"},{"id":5199,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0008.jpg"},{"id":5201,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0009.jpg"},{"id":5203,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0010.jpg"},{"id":5205,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0011.jpg"},{"id":5207,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0012.jpg"},{"id":5209,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0015.jpg"},{"id":5211,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251117-WA0016.jpg"},{"id":5213,"url":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-11-16-at-15.40.07_71140860.jpg"}],"news_excerpt":"On\u00a016 November 2025, the Embassy of the Sovereign Order of Malta to Romania joined the celebration of the\u00a0International Day of the Poor\u00a0at the\u00a0St Don Luigi Orione Hospice\u00a0in Bucharest. The event was attended by\u00a0HE Giampiero Gloder, Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, together with Director of the Centre,\u00a0Marius Bere\u0219oaie,\u00a0Father Damian, and\u00a0Father J\u00e1nos."},"news_categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/5184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/notizie\/5184\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/romaniaembassy.orderofmalta.int\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}