Romanian archbishop who explained orthodoxy to the masses, fought to recover stolen church land, and collaborated with Securitate dies of coronavirus

Romanian Archbishop Pimen whose charitable works, fight to recover church land seized by the communists and decades of service were soured by his collaboration with the communist-era Securitate, has died after catching the coronavirus at the age of 90. Pimen, who real name was Vasile Zainea, died early Wednesday at the Matei Bals Hospital for … Continuă lectura Romanian archbishop who explained orthodoxy to the masses, fought to recover stolen church land, and collaborated with Securitate dies of coronavirus