Society

Oradea Bishop attends festivities marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Romania and Japan

His Grace Bishop Sofronie of Oradea attended the festivities marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Romania and Japan organized at the Medieval Fortress of Oradea by the Embassy of Japan to Romania on Friday, December 10, 2021. The event was attended by His Excellency Hiroshi Ueda, Japan’s Ambassador to Romania, and by local officials.…

Dec 16, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures | Bethlehem lights up Christmas tree

Bethlehem Municipality inaugurated on Saturday the huge Christmas tree installed in Manger Square, near the Nativity Church. The lighting of the Christmas tree was preceded by a concert of traditional music and dance and by fireworks. The show was watched by a large local audience. The huge Christmas tree installed near the Nativity Church has…

Dec 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Romanian King Michael I’s bronze bust unveiled in London

Princess Margareta, the custodian of the Romanian Crown, together with Prince Radu Duda and Laura Popescu, Romania’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, unveiled a bronze bust of King Michael I of Romania in London during a ceremony on Thursday, November 25, 2021. Located in the courtyard of the Romanian diplomatic mission in London, the bust…

Nov 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

WCC Acting General Secretary Rev. Ioan Sauca receives Bridge Builder Award

The Acting General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, Rev. Prof. Ioan Sauca, received the Bridge Builder Award during a ceremony in Oslo on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The award was presented by the Jury of the 14th August Committee Norway together with The Oslo Center. “Brobyggerprisen” – Bridge Builder Award – is awarded…

Nov 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

War hero Ecaterina Teodoroiu to become the first woman on a Romanian circulating banknote

The National Bank of Romania will put into circulation a banknote featuring Ecaterina Teodoroiu, hero of the Romanian Unification War (WWI). It is the first legal tender banknote that features a female personality. The institution wants to promote the major role played by women in Romanian history and society. The banknote with a face value…

Nov 25, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

EU Commission: 2022 to be the European Year of Youth

The European Commission adopted on Sunday the proposal to make 2022 the European Year of Youth. This proposal will be discussed by the EU Parliament and Council. Europe needs the vision, engagement and participation of all young people to build a better future, that is greener, more inclusive and digital, transmitted the European Commission in…

Nov 16, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Feast of St. Nektarios: Service in Aegina to be broadcast live

The online television platform Pemptousia will live-stream the Great Festive Vespers and the Liturgical Procession of the Honorable Head of St. Nektarios on Monday from the Holy Trinity Monastery on the island of Aegina, beginning at 18.30 Athens time or 16.30 GMT, Orthodoxia News Agency reports. On Tuesday, the Orthros service and the Archieratical Divine…

Nov 8, 2021Gheorghe Anghel

Basilica.ro Director congratulates Diaconia Mission: Their work inspires Romanians from all over the world

“The work of the Diaconia Mission is a beacon of light which inspires Romanians from all over the world,” declared Aurelian Iftimiu, Director of the Basilica New Agency, about the organization which represents the social “arm” of the Metropolis of Bessarabia. Diaconia has recently celebrated 20 years of social mission. In an interview for the…

Nov 5, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Life-size statue of King Michael I unveiled in Sinaia marking 100 years since the monarch’s birth

A statue of King Michael I was unveiled on October 25 in Sinaia, marking 100 years since the birth of the country’s last monarch. The ceremony took place in the park in front of Sinaia City Hall. Representatives of the central and local authorities, members of the civil society, representatives of the Romanian Army, clergy…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe receives Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House

His Grace Bishop Macarie of Northern Europe received the Royal Decoration of the Cross of the Romanian Royal House during a ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Bucharest on Friday, October 15, 2021. The Decoration is awarded to those who have continuously supported the work or have contributed a significant deed to the Romanian…

Oct 18, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Bill proposes St. Stephen the Great as Romanian national hero and cultural patron

A bill submitted to the Romanian Senate last month proposes to declare the 15th-16th century leader St. Stephen the Great as a national hero and patron of Romanian culture. The 2nd of July would become a national commemoration day dedicated to the saint. “Romanians have laws to celebrate Tudor Vladimirescu, Avram Iancu and other national…

Oct 14, 2021Ștefana Totorcea