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…
Anniversaries and commemorations
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…
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,…
Earth Day
Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world on April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First celebrated in 1970, it now includes events coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network in…
Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of the Americas, Nicolae Condrea, turns 55
His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae of the two Americas celebrates his 55th birthday on Friday, April 15, 2022. His Eminence Metropolitan Nicolae was born in the city of Constanţa on April 15, 1967, to his parents…
Elder Cleopa’s 110th birth anniversary
Considered by many people a unique “Avva” of the Romanian spirituality, as inspiringly Rev. Prof. Dr. Dumitru Staniloae called him, Elder Cleopa Ilie was born in Suliţa commune, Botoşani county, on April 10, 1912. His parents,…
81st anniversary of the Fântâna Albă Massacre
April 1 became by law, adopted in 2011, a National Day honouring the memory of Romanians who were the victims of the massacres at Fântâna Albă and other areas, deportations, famine and other forms of…
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…
Macedo-Romanian martyrs in the Balkans to be commemorated in Bucharest and Albania
The Day of the Macedo-Romanian Martyrs in the Balkans will be marked with memorial services in Bucharest and Korçë, Albania, on March 23. In Bucharest, a memorial service will be held at Mavrogheni Church at…
Patriarch Daniel of Romania marks 32nd anniversary of episcopal ordination
Thirty-two years ago, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was ordinated to the episcopate at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Timisoara. Patriarch Daniel, the sixth leader of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was born on 22 July 1951, in…