Iulian Dumitraşcu

12 May | International Nurses Day

International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world every May 12, the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birth. ICN commemorates this important day each year with the production and distribution of the International Nurses’ Day (IND) resources and evidence. The theme for the 2022 resource is Nurses: A Voice to Lead – Invest in Nursing and respect rights to secure…

May 12, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

(†) Holy Pascha; St. Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovici, metropolitans of Transylvania; St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș; Martyrs Cyril, Kindeas and Dasius of Axiopolis

The service of St. Elijah Iorest, Simeon Stephan and Sava Brancovici, metropolitans of Transylvania, and St. Joseph the Confessor of Maramureș is celebrated on the Bright Tuesday.

Apr 26, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Martyr Eupsychius of Caesarea, in Cappadocia; Monkmartyr Bademus (Vadim) of Persia

Holy Martyr Eupsychius He was born in the city of Caesarea in Cappadocia and received a Christian upbringing by his illustrious parents. During the reign of Julian the Apostate (361-363), Saint Eupsychius entered into a Christian marriage. At Caesarea there was a pagan temple to the goddess Fortuna, whom Julian the Apostate revered. As Eupsychius…

Apr 9, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Romfilatelia: Postage stamp issue dedicated to Metropolitan-Primate Calinic Miclescu, 200 years since his birth

Romfilatelia adds to the theme of spirituality and history of the Romanian Orthodox Church with an anniversary issue dedicated to a leading hierarch: “Metropolitan-Primate Calinic Miclescu, 200 years since his birth”. The issue, with a postage stamp having the face value of Lei 10.00, was introduced into circulation on Tuesday, April 5th. The images reproduced on the…

Apr 5, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

“APEL 112” application, available in several languages, including Ukrainian

The Special Telecommunications Service (STS) has added new translations to the “Apel 112” (“Call 112”) mobile application and, currently, it can be used in Romanian, English, French, German, Hungarian and Ukrainian. In order to benefit from the new features, the application needs to be updated to the latest version, using Google Play or App Store.…

Apr 1, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

2022 World Water Day Theme: Groundwater – making the invisible visible

World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year. The focus for this year is groundwater which is a dwindling resource overused by many countries. World Water Day is celebrated on March 22 every year to highlight the importance of freshwater. The tradition has continued since 1993. According to the United Nations website, more…

Mar 22, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Canada’s Romanian Bishop: May the model of prayer and sacrifice of the Mother of God be a help and strength to all

Bishop Ioan Casian of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada congratulated women and mothers and said they should be examples in contemporary society. “On the festive moment of civil society, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, and with deep devotion to the Mother of God, a perfect model of the Christian woman and mother,…

Mar 10, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

International Theology Conference on Media and Christian Worship held in Vienna

The International Conference on Theology entitled Cultus Publicus & Mass Media. Liturgie durch, mit und in Medien (Public worship and Mass-media. Liturgy through, with and in Mass-media) was held in Vienna, Austria, on March 3-6, 2022.  For more than two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has kept the entire world, states, society and the Church in suspense. For…

Mar 10, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Archbishop of Australia to students: Love prayer more than the internet

On Thursday, February 17, Archbishop of Australia Makarios performed a Doxology at the Church of St. Nicholas in Sydney, on the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year of the Theological School of the Apostle Andrew, Orthodox Times reports. At the end of the Doxology, the Archbishop Makarios addressed the students with cordial paternal…

Feb 20, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

World Science Day for Peace and Development: 10 November

Celebrated every 10 November, World Science Day for Peace and Development highlights the significant role of science in society and the need to engage the wider public in debates on emerging scientific issues. It also underlines the importance and relevance of science in our daily lives. By linking science more closely with society, World Science…

Nov 10, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu

NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to 100 years since the foundation of the Cantacuzino Institute

The National Bank of Romania (NBR) will put into circulation, as of October 11, 2021, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin and a coppered-tombac coin marking 100 years since the foundation of the Cantacuzino Institute. Obverse of the silver coin: portrait and name of doctor Ioan Cantacuzino, the vertical inscription “ROMANIA”, the coat of arms of Romania,…

Oct 6, 2021Iulian Dumitraşcu