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The Three Saints Hierarchs – Ambassadors and Protectors of the Poor

Saturday, 30 January 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrated the Three Saints Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, in which he spoke about the life and teaching of the Three…

Jan 30, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania Met the Priests of the Deanery of Switzerland

Thursday evening, 28 January 2016, while participating in the Pan-Orthodox Synaxis held in Chambésy, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania met the priests of the deanery of Switzerland. His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Central and Southern Europe, and His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgovişte attended the meeting. During the meeting, His Beatitude…

Jan 28, 2016basilica.ro

Address of the Romanian Patriarch to the Guests of the Bossey Reception

The address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered at the Bossey Institute reception offered for the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, 26 January 2016: His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew asked us to talk on behalf of all the guests invited to today’s dinner. We first want to thank the General Secretary of the…

Jan 27, 2016basilica.ro

WCC General Secretary invites the Primates of the Orthodox Churches to Bossey Institute

The Primates of the Orthodox Churches visited Tuesday, 26 January 2016, the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey. Tuesday evening, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, offered a festive dinner for the participants to the Pan-Orthodox Synaxis held in Chambésy-Geneva. At the invitation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the…

Jan 27, 2016basilica.ro

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Romanian Patriarch Daniel meet

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Monday, 25 January 2016, the visit of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at his patriarchal residence in Chambésy. During the visit, the Patriarch Daniel granted St John Chrysostom Order of the Romanian Patriarchate, the Commemorative Medal and an icon depicting Saint John Chrysostom to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…

Jan 25, 2016basilica.ro

Concelebration of the Primates of the Local Orthodox Churches in Chambésy

The Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, who currently participate at the Synaxis held in Chambésy – Geneva, concelebrated Sunday, 24 January 2016, the Divine Liturgy at St Paul Church of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland. The following Primates of the Orthodox Churches are present at the Synaxis in Geneva:…

Jan 24, 2016basilica.ro

Second day of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches

The Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches from all around the world is taking place these days at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, leads the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Eminence Hon. Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgovişte, a…

Jan 23, 2016basilica.ro

Patriarch Daniel: “The Future Pan-Orthodox Synod represents an Important Historical Event for the Development of Synodality on a Pan-Orthodox Level”

Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered in the opening of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, 22 January 2016, Chambésy, Switzerland: Your Holiness, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Dear brothers in Christ, First, we give thanks to God for this blessed event that allows us to express our…

Jan 23, 2016basilica.ro

The Patriarch of Romania has arrived to Geneva

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, has arrived this morning, 22 January 2016, to Geneva, Switzerland. From 22 to 28 January 2016, at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Chambésy, Geneva, will take place the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches. During this Synaxis, the Primates of the Orthodox Churches will…

Jan 22, 2016basilica.ro

825,000 Signatures Collected for the Traditional Family

The Coalition for the Family has gathered 825,000 signatures for the proposal of revising article 48, paragraph 1 of the Romanian Constitution in order to define marriage as the freely consented union between a man and a woman. In a press conference, the members of the initiative committee clarified Wednesday, 20 January 2016, a number…

Jan 20, 2016basilica.ro

An urge to help the persons affected by the severe weather conditions

In these days, when many rural communities, especially in the Southeastern part of the country, are isolated due to the blizzard and the massive snowfalls, we call on the diocesan centres, the clergy and the faithful from the parishes of the affected areas to offer support to the families and the lonely persons who have…

Jan 18, 2016basilica.ro