Anniversaries and commemorations

Romania marks National Day of Brâncoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians

August 16 marks Romania’s National Day of Remembrance of the Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians. Romania’s President ratified the law proclaiming August 16 as “National Day of Remembrance of the Brancoveanu Martyrs and of Awareness of Violence against Christians” on July 16, 2020. The day of August 16 was chosen to coincide with…

Aug 16, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

66th anniversary of Romania’s accession to UNESCO

Romania celebrates on Wednesday 66 years since joining the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). On July 27, 1956, Romania became a member of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), established on November 16, 1945, in Paris. Romania’s National Committee for UNESCO (CNR UNESCO) was established on the date of…

Jul 27, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania turns 71

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania celebrates his 71st birthday on Friday, July 22.  Patriarch Daniel was born in 1951 in the village of Dobrești, Bara commune, Timiș county, being the third child in the family of the teacher Alexie and Stela Ciobotea. After completing his doctoral studies in theology under the guidance of Father…

Jul 22, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

2022: International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in humanitarian crises

This year’s edition of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, marked anually on June 26, has the theme “Addressing drug challenges in health and humanitarian crises”. In 2022, the world continues to witness widespread humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Ukraine and elsewhere, while the COVID-19 pandemic is still a major global health crisis.…

Jun 26, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

World Refugee Day

On 4 December 2000, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in Resolution 55/76 decided that, from 2000, June 20, would be celebrated as World Refugee Day. In this resolution, the General Assembly noted that 2001 marked the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees. It is commemorated to honour all…

Jun 20, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

Feast of Holy Trinity: Patronal feast of Romanian Patriarchate’s Basilica Media Centre

All five institutions that are part of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate have been placed under the protection of the Holy Trinity, having as their model and help the Divine Persons who “give themselves to each other and work together in perfect harmony, and Their glory shows the holiness and beauty of…

Jun 13, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

World Oceans Day, an opportunity to appreciate the gifts received from the Creator

World Oceans Day, observed on June 8, is a suited time to raise awareness and appreciate these great gifts received from God.  Oceans are the lungs of our Planet and a major source of food and medicine and a critical part of the biosphere. The concept of World Oceans Day was originally proposed in 1992…

Jun 8, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

World Environment Day on 5 June: “Only one Earth”

World Environment Day (also called as WED) has been started celebrating as an annual event on every 5th of June since 1973 in order to raise the global awareness about the importance of the healthy and green environment in the human lives, to solve the environmental issues by implementing some positive environmental actions as well as…

Jun 5, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

International Children’s Day

Children’s Day is a national holiday celebrated in Romania and it is held on June 1 every year. Children’s Day is not just an event in Romania, it is also celebrated in many different countries and is an official UN global observance. Children’s Day is an international celebration intended to bring nations together to promote child welfare,…

Jun 1, 2022Iulian 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

Romanian Orthodox Church marks 137th anniversary of autocephaly

On Monday, the Romanian Orthodox Church marks its 137th anniversary of autocephaly. After Romania gained its state independence in 1877 and was declared a Kingdom in 1881, the prestige of the Romanian Orthodox Church increased, making necessary the formal recognition of its autocephaly, long denied by the Ecumenical Patriarchate. On November 23, 1882, the Holy…

Apr 25, 2022Sorin Ioniţe