Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel expresses compassion and solidarity over St Petersburg bomb blast

Bucharest, 5 April 2017   His Beatitude KIRILL, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia   Your Beatitude, With deep sorrow we learned of the tragic explosion on the 3rd of April 2017, in an underground station, in the city of Sankt Petersburg, which resulted in 14 dead and 51 wounded. On behalf of the hierarchs,…

Apr 5, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Serbian Patriarch Irinej visits Canada. Divine Liturgy celebrated at Milton Monastery

His Beatitude Serbian Patriarch Irinej is currently paying a pastoral visit to the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada, spc.rs reports. Upon the invitation of His Grace Bishop Mitrophan of Canada, His Beatitude Patriarch Irinej visits the Serbian clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Canada from February 9 until February 16. Sunday, 12 February 2017,…

Feb 15, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Greek Ambassador to Bucharest visits the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Jan. 25 His Excellency Mr Vassilis Papadopoulos, Greek Ambassador to Romania, on a presentation visit, at the Patriarchal Residence. His Excellency thanked for reception and underlined aspects of church and social life in Greece in the context of the efforts that the Greek state authorities together with the Church of…

Jan 25, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

90 000 Christians killed in 2016

2016 was a deadly year for being a Christian. According to the Center for the Study of Global Christianity, which monitors worldwide demographic trends in Christianity, around 90,000 Christians were killed for their faith throughout the year, reports ABC News. Another 500 to 600 million are hindered from practicing their faith freely, according to Massimo Introvigne, the…

Jan 5, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Retrospective of 2016 in Romanian Patriarchate

January 1 January 2016 – After the Te Deum service officiated on the first day of the Year 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officially proclaimed the Year 2016 as a Solemn Year of the Religious Education of the Orthodox Christian Youth and a Commemorative Year of Saint Hieromartyr Anthimos the Ivirite and of the Church Typographers in the Romanian…

Jan 1, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

VIDEO | Message by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on New Year 2017           

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romanian, addresses the faithful on the New Year 2017 with the following message: “On the occasion of the New Year 2017 and the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord we convey everyone wishes of health and salvation, peace and joy, along with the traditional greeting: «Many years to come!»”. †…

Dec 31, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel thanks those who congratulated him on social networks, on his name day 

On the Feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel, 17 December 2016, the Patriarch of Romania received congratulations on different social networks. To all those who congratulated him by these means, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addresses thanks and conveys a message of gratitude. We quote the message below: With gratitude and joy, we bring thanks to…

Dec 23, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Pious Saints Joseph (15th Century) and Kyriakos (17th Century) of Bisericani (1 October)

Venerable Joseph from Bisericani was born in a village in Neamţ region, in the 15th century. He wished to join the monastic life since he was young, so that he joined the community of Bistriţa Monastery. He was tonsured in monasticism there and learned the spiritual life, fasting and permanent prayer from the old fathers.…

Oct 1, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania: The Holy Cross is the sign of the never ending love Of God for humans, higher than humans’ understanding of God

The Cross of Jesus Christ, our Saviour, represents the love of God shown to the humans in a world full of hate and violence, Patriarch Daniel said in the sermon delivered Sunday, 11 September 2016, in the historical chapel of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude explained the Bible teaching of John 3:13-17 (see the text…

Sep 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

9 Years since the election of His Beatitude Daniel as Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Monday, 12 September 2016, His Beatitude Daniel celebrated nine years since his election as Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church. On 12 September 2007, His Beatitude was elected by the Church Electoral College, as Archbishop of Bucharest, Metropolitan of Muntenia and Dobrudgea, and Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and enthroned on 30 September 2007.…

Sep 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania consecrated the Church of the „Birth of the Mother of God” of Otopeni

Saturday, 10 September 2016, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church consecrated the church of the Birth of the Mother of God of Otopeni. His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest concelebrated together with the Patriarch of Romania. After the consecration service, His Beatitude gave the place of worship the second…

Sep 14, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu