The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ or Christmas shows God’s humble and merciful love for all humankind. The Son of the boundless and immortal God becomes a mortal human being, in order to give eternal life to humans. At the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the angels in…
Please find below the position of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about recent evolutions in Romania regarding reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016): During the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered on Friday, 16 December 2016, under the chairmanship…
His Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, called the world in his Christmas message to respect the rights and integrity of children. In his message, the Ecumenical Patriarch says that the Gospel of the Nativity of the Lord, though representing a great joy for humans, is proclaimed today in a…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed Monday, 19 December 2016, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, a group of carollers with impaired hearing and speech deficiencies and members of The Army of the Lord Association – Bucharest. While the members of the Army of the Lord Association sung carols, the others…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Tuesday evening, 20 December 2016, three groups of carollers coming from different parts of Romania. The first group to interpret carols for the Patriarch of Romania was Choir Leon Bancila from Falticeni, directed by Mr Gabriel Catalin Ciobanu. Patriarch Daniel blessed the choir members and urged them to continue these…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held Friday, 16 December 2016, an extraordinary session in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The following decisions were taken: In the constant effort to improve the quality of Religion classes, the Working Group for Orthodox Religious Education…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received Saturday the folk Ansemble Gura Izvorului (Source of Spring) from Vatra Moldoviţei, Suceava County, in Europa Christiana Hall of the Palace of the Patriarchate. Also attended the hierarchs who earlier concelebrated the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral on the name day of His Beatitude.…
On the feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel, Saturday, 17 December 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated his spiritual protector. On this occasion, His Beatitude presided over the Divine Liturgy officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Together with the Romanian Patriarch concelebrated the following hierarchs: His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, celebrates Saturday, 17 December 2016, his protector saint: Prophet Daniel. He was born on 22 July 1951, to parents Alexe and Stela Ciobotea, in Dobreşti village, Bara commune, county of Timiş. He was baptised Dan-Ilie. EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1958 – 1962 – he attends the primary school in his…