Mihail Mere-Albe

Holy Protection monastery, home of St. Matrona’s relics, celebrates 25th anniversary of resumed monastic life

Holy Protection Monastery in Moscow is the biggest center of pilgrimage in the city, and one of the most important in the entire Russian Church. On October 14, the convent celebrated its patronal feast, which this year doubled as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of its reestablishment. The feast began the evening before with…

Oct 16, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Ruins of 5,000-year-old city discovered in Israel

Archaeological excavations uncover vast Bronze Age city, one of the first and largest of the ancient Near East, as well as a temple. A vast city dating from 5,000 years ago was uncovered during extensive excavations by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) with the aid of approximately 5,000 Jewish and Arab teenagers and other volunteers…

Oct 8, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

World Teachers’ Day: “Young Teachers: The future of the Profession.”

Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. In 2019, World Teachers’ Day will celebrate teachers with the theme, “Young Teachers: The future of the Profession.” This Recommendation sets benchmarks regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers…

Oct 5, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Romania, sixth-largest source of tourists for Israel

Romania ranks as the sixth-largest country of origin for foreign tourists visiting Israel, said on Tuesday, September 10, the Development Director of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism, Ksenia Kobyakov, at an event dedicated to the tourism in Israel organized in Bucharest. „As far as Romanian tourists are concerned, in two years their number has increased…

Sep 17, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Queen Helen’s remains to be moved to Curtea de Arges Cathedral

The remains of Queen Helen will be moved to the New Archbishopric and Royal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges, under a decision by the Romanian Crown Custodian, Margareta. „71 years after Queen Helen’s exile and 37 years after her passing, Her Majesty Margareta has decided to bring her grandmother’s remains to Curtea de Arges, in…

Sep 3, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

A new chapter for the cultural and tourist development of St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai

The Egyptian government gave the green light for the expansion of St. Catherine International Airport in Sinai. The project, to be completed in less than two years, will upgrade the entire area, including the Greek-Orthodox Saint Catherine’s Monastery. The project, backed by the governor of South Sinai, General Khaled Fouda, has already been approved by…

Aug 28, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Patriarch of Alexandria arrived in Cyprus

Patriarch Theodore of Alexandria arrived on August 23, 2019, in Cyprus, Romfea reports. Bishop Christoforos of Karpasia welcomed the Patriarch of Alexandria in the airport on behalf of the Archbishop of Cyprus. The bishop accompanied the Patriarch to the seat of the Archdiocese of Cyprus, where Archbishop Chrysostomos held a private meeting with the Patriarch…

Aug 23, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

King Ferdinand on the Romanian national currency

The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation on August 27, 2019 for numismatic purposes, gold and brass collector coins, along with a brass circulation coin, dedicated to the Completion of the Great Union – King Ferdinand I, the Unifier. Obverse of the gold coin: images of King Ferdinand I’s and Queen Maria’s first visit to Transylvania…

Aug 16, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Romanian capital buys 130 hybrid buses from Mercedes-Benz

Authorities in the Romanian capital Bucharest has announced on August 12 the purchase of 130 hybrid buses from Mercedes-Benz. In addition to the 400 Euro 6 buses purchased last year, the hybrid buses purchased now with non-reimbursable financing will contribute to the improvement of public transport in the capital, to the renewal of the public…

Aug 14, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Sarov Cathedral consecrated during feast of St. Seraphim

His Beatitude Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia traveled to the Sarov and Diveyevo Monasteries for the celebration of the feast of the uncovering of the great saint’s relics, which was augmented by the spiritual joy of the consecration of a new place of worship. His Beatitude arrived to the Nizhny Novgorod Metropolis on…

Aug 7, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe

Photo contest to mark OrthPhoto’s 15th anniversary

OrthPhoto.net is organizing a photography competition entitled “OrthPhoto Awards” to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The deadline for submissions is August 19, 2019. „This is something more than a competition”, OrthPhoto announces. “We want to celebrate with you our anniversary and the best way we can do it is to present your own works and offer you…

Aug 2, 2019Mihail Mere-Albe