Anniversaries and commemorations

Metropolis of Bessarabia marks 30 years since reactivation

The Metropolis of Bessarabia has marked thirty years since its reactivation. The event was celebrated on September 14 with thanksgiving services at the diocesan headquarters and in various places of worship. The Metropolis of Bessarabia marks three decades of spiritual, cultural, philanthropic and social activities of the Church in Bessarabia, witnessing and synthesising, to the…

Sep 23, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

September 22nd, the day you are encouraged to give up your car

Every year on September 22nd, cities across the globe celebrate World Car Free Day which can also be known as ‘clean-air day’. The day encourages motorists to give up their cars for a day to allow people to experience streets free of motor traffic. Cars or four-wheeler vehicles are seen as the most comfortable mode…

Sep 22, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

International holidays, September 21st: Day of Peace, Gratitude Day and Alzheimer’s Day

Three major holidays are observed worldwide on September 21st: International Day of Peace, World Day of Gratitude and World Alzheimer’s Day. International Day of Peace Each year the International Day of Peace is observed around the world on September 21st. The UN General Assembly has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals…

Sep 21, 2022Sorin Ioniţe

September 5 is the International Day of Charity

To honour the important work that many charities do, in 2012 the United Nations decided to nominate an annual International Day of Charity as an official day of recognition and celebration on September 5. The reason the date was chosen is that it is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta. This…

Sep 5, 2022Iulian Dumitraşcu

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