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Bucharest: Children of Romanian military personnel killed in action planted the Tree of Peace

Children of Romanian military personnel killed in action planted the Tree of Peace in Bucharest’s “Carol I” Park to mark the International Day of Peace. The event was organized by the Slovak association Servare et Manere in partnership with the Volunteer Association Invictus Romania, with the support of the Romanian Ministry of National Defense and…

Sep 22, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

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

Communique: The Orthodox Church commemorates all heroes, does not glorify all of them

Because sometimes the Romanian media refers to the glorification of the persons who suffered persecutions during the communist regime in our country or even died in the communist jails, we provide the following information: The canonization of Saints has the role to profess, to strengthen and to convey the true faith so as to guide…

Jun 5, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu