Four years have passed since a deadly blaze killed 64 and wounded 147 at the Colectiv rock club in Bucharest in 2015. The mainstream media wrote many stories about a lack of involvement of the…
In Poland, more than 2 million elderly people live in rural areas – many of them alone. This in turn leads to isolation, social exclusion and declining health. Population ageing, migration of young people to cities…
The National Bank of Romania (NBR) will put into circulation, as of 28 October 2019, for numismatic purposes, gold and brass collector coins, along with a brass circulation coin, dedicated to the Completion of the…
The Agioritikes Grammes shipping company has had to launch a new boat to take pilgrims to Holy Mount Athos from Ouranoupolis as the number of pilgrims continues to grow, orthochristian reports. The company’s ninth ship…
International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) is launching a new fundraising campaign, aiming to raise $250,000 for programming that supports children and families who have survived trauma and tragedy in Syria. Children are among the millions…
The Promenade Marie de Roumanie, which is named after Romania’s Queen Marie, was inaugurated in Paris on Tuesday, October 15, within walking distance of the Eiffel Tour. The initiative to name a space in the…
The Russian Orthodox Church continues its social work and outreach for the protection of families, opening its 67th shelter for pregnant women and mothers in crises situations, this time in the Kaliningrad Province. The new…
The first ever National Conference for Supporting Women in Pregnancy Crisis took place at the beginning of October at Caraiman Monastery in Bușteni, Prahova County. The conference was organized from October 4 to October 6…
The 10-children Ciobanu family will soon have a new place to live, thanks to the generosity of one Romanian monastery. Work on their new home in the village of Ion Neculce began at the end…
‘Part of the Carpathian range, the Apuseni are the best kept secret in Eastern Europe,’ wrote Joe Minihane in an article for CNN Travel highlighting Europe’s most beautiful places. ‘These mountains are isolated, with ancient…