Oradea, Romania // Armed Romanian gendarmes and police entered a Catholic church during the celebration of Mass on Tuesday morning, April 14, in Oradea, initiating an eviction enforcement against Abbot Anzelm Fejes, superior of the 900-year-old Norbertine Abbey of Oradea, and seizing parts of the monastic enclosure. The unconstitutional intrusion and criminal seizure of the monastery took place despite the fact that the case remains under judicial appeal and has generated statements of formal … [Read more...]
Romanian Government sides with Norbertine Abbot in eviction case, Abbey of Oradea is protected by law, cannot be seized by Mayor
In an ongoing property dispute over the 900-year-old Norbertine Abbey of Oradea, in Romania, the country’s highest authorities have sided with the Abbot against local authorities, who have been seeking the Abbot’s eviction in order to seize the abbey buildings. READ: Romania Tries to Evict Norbertine Abbey's Abbot In official letters, both the Prime Minister of Romania and the Romanian State Secretariat for Religious Affairs confirmed that the Norbertine Abbey of Oradea was protected by law … [Read more...]
A Norbertine Abbot, St. Ambrose, and the Defense of the Church
“For a long time, Rudolf Anzelm Fejes and his supporters stared down the bailiff; in the end the City Hall resolved the stalemate—temporarily.” “They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds” - (Mt 21:46), “In post-regime-change Romania, no ecclesiastical dignitary has yet been evicted live, under camera crossfire, from his own home and at the same time from his official, contractually recognized workplace.” – Account of an eyewitness to the events of Feb. 23, 2026, in Oradea, … [Read more...]
Norbertine Abbot of 900-year-old abbey calls for help from U.S. government after Romanian court orders unconstitutional eviction
UPDATE: Local authorities postponed the eviction of Norbertine Abbot Anzelm Fejes after crowds of Catholic faithful showed up at the Abbey Church to protect and support him, despite the rainy weather. At the previously scheduled time for the eviction the Abbot stood openly at the steps of the Church wearing the white habit of the Norbertine Order and his abbatial pectoral cross. Although police were present, they declined to arrest him. Videos and photos of the standoff circulated online. Abbot … [Read more...]
Lepanto Institute calls for Pope Leo to laicize New Mexico priest over homosexual ‘domestic partnership’
The Lepanto Institute has formally requested that Pope Leo laicize and suspend from ministry a New Mexico priest who entered into a homosexual “domestic partnership” for ten years during a 28-year leave of absence from the priesthood. Lepanto sent a copy of its August 2025 report on Fr. Steve Rosera, of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with the notarized “divorce” documents of Rosera and his "partner," issued by the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco, to … [Read more...]
