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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
World Wildlife Day (WWD) is observed on March 3, annually, to spread awareness about the wild flora and fauna across the world. World Wildlife Day is celebrated in 2022 under the theme “Recovering key species…
The Holy Prophet Daniel, a pastor for his people during the Babylonian exile, is the spiritual protector of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, who leads the Romanian Orthodox Church during the most extensive spread of Romanians…
Monday, December 13, 2021 marks the 38th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Dean of Saint Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and one of the 20th century’s leading Orthodox Christian theologians. Father Alexander was born…
Sunday marks 15 years from Fr Gheorghe Calciu-Dumitreasa’s blessed repose into the Lord. He was one of the most prominent opponents of communism and was imprisoned for more than 20 years on political grounds. He…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church established in 2006 the Day of the Bible, to be marked yearly on November 13. The goal was to remind the faithful of their duty to read…