15 june 1889 – Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu passed away in Bucharest
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Romanian Foreign Minister says Fântâna Albă victims ‘deserve remembrance’ on 85th anniversary of Massacre
Romania’s Foreign Minister Oana Țoiu said on Wednesday that the victims of the Fântâna Albă massacre “deserve remembrance,” marking 85 years since the tragedy. In a message posted on social media, the minister stressed that…
Hundreds Commemorate Victims of Fântâna Albă Massacre in Ukraine’s Chernivtsi Region
Hundreds of Romanians from northern Bukovina gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the victims of the Fântâna Albă massacre at the site of the tragedy in Ukraine’s Chernivtsi region. The memorial service took place in the…
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew says Akathist Hymn is ‘magnificent ode to freedom’ at Constantinople Conference
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said the Akathist Hymn is “a magnificent ode to freedom” at the opening of a conference marking 1,400 years since its first chanting. The event took place on Thursday, March 26,…
Two nuns tonsured at Orthodox Monastery in Scotland on Annunciation Feast
Two sisters from the community of Mull Monastery in Scotland received the monastic tonsure on the Eve of the Annunciation, according to announcements shared on the monastery’s Facebook page and by Archimandrite Serafim Aldea, abbot…
Orthodox Churches and EU Officials mark 1,400 years of Akathist Hymn at Brussels event
Representatives of the Orthodox sister Churches and European Union institutions on Wednesday marked the 1,400th anniversary of the first chanting of the Akathist Hymn of the Mother of God at an event in Brussels. The…