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Hadâmbu Monastery build house for family with 10 children

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 of May and is rapidly nearing completion. The building is covered with a roof and the windows were recently installed.…

Oct 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

CNN includes Apuseni Mountains among Europe’s most beautiful places

‘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 forests and limestone caves descending into underground rivers at every turn.’ ‘Time stands still here, with little else to do…

Oct 11, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to the 75 years since the liberation of Northern Transylvania

From 14 October 2019, The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 75 years since the liberation of Northern Transylvania. Obverse: two sides of the commemorative gold medal “Ardealul Nostru”, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value…

Oct 8, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

First Meeting of the Preparatory Committee – Theological Dialogue between the Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church

The First Meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the 18th Plenary Session of the International Joint Commission on the Theological Dialogue between the Lutheran World Federation and the Orthodox Church was held in Tirana, Albania, from the 24th of September to the 1st of October 2019. The Meeting was hosted by the Orthodox Church in…

Oct 4, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

Romanian Church marks World Cleanup Day with litter-pick by youth from Orthodox high schools and other institutions

The Church has joined the ‘Let’s do it, Romania!’ campaign and summoned teams of young students from the theological seminaries across Romania to help out with the clean-up day. Over 180,000 Romanians, most of them students but also volunteers of all ages, have said yes to this year’s national environmental action. On Saturday, Sept. 21,…

Sep 25, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to 100 years of Romanian academic higher education in Cluj

Pursuant to the provisions of Law No. 312/2004 on the Statute of the National Bank of Romania (NBR), as of 30 September 2019, the National Bank of Romania will put into circulation, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 100 years of Romanian academic higher education in Cluj. Obverse: the building and name of Babeș-Bolyai University…

Sep 25, 2019Iulian Dumitraşcu

Russian TV series on St. Matrona available with english subtitles on YouTube

The Blessed Saint Matrona is one of the most beloved Muscovite saints, who lived and worked miracles in our times, and her story and relics are cherished by all Russians. Now, English speakers can be glad to hear that a Russian TV series on this wonderful saint is available on YouTube with English subtitles. The series is the result…

Sep 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

NBR: Numismatic issues dedicated to 140 years since the founding of Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society

The National Bank of Romania put into circulation, on Septembre 18, 2019, for numismatic purposes, a silver coin dedicated to the 140 years since the founding of Macedo-Romanian Cultural Society. The coin has the following characteristics: Face value: lei 10; Metal: silver; Fineness: 999‰; Shape: round; Diameter: 37mm; Weight: 103g; Quality: proof; Edge: milled. Obverse: the “Lupa Capitolina” (She-Wolf) statue, a symbol of Latinity also…

Sep 19, 2019Gheorghe Anghel

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

Lower Danube Archdiocese donates school supplies for more than 4,000 needy children

At the initiative of and with the blessing of its hierarch, His Eminence Archbishop Casian, the Archdiocese of the Lower Danube again undertook the tradition of donating backpacks and important school supplies to needy children at the beginning of the school year. According to the diocesan website, in the week before school started, 4,000 backpacks…

Sep 14, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New program puts the spotlight on the last fortified mansions in Romania’s Oltenia region

A new program called Cule in lumina (Cule in the light) aims to put the spotlight on the last fortified mansions in Romania’s Oltenia region, promoting the great role these houses played in the region’s cultural and social development. Fortified constructions with two or three floors, these mansions are generically known as cule oltenesti. They were built in the…

Sep 6, 2019Gheorghe Anghel