Patriarch of Romania

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

Patriarch Daniel: Giving Birth to Children Is Always a Gift of God

The fact that Virgin Mary is born to very pious and prayerful parents, Ioachim and Ana, at a rather old age, shows us that any birth of children is a blessing of God, the Patriarch of Romania said today. Thursday, 8 September 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Birth of the Mother of God. The…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

Thousands of young people and faithful prayed together with Patriarch Daniel at the National Cathedral. #ITO2016 has come to a close.

Sunday, 4 September 2016, thousands of Orthodox young people from all over the world present at #ITO2016, as well as faithful from Bucharest and from the country attended the first Divine Liturgy celebrated by the Patriarch of Romania at the National Cathedral. Today, the 11th Sunday after Pentecost, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

The Patriarch of Romania Visited the Building Site of the National Cathedral

Sunday, 4 September 2016, the Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel visited the building site of the National Cathedral. His Beatitude was accompanied by several hierarchs of our Church, clergy and young participants in the Meeting of the Orthodox Youth from all over the world. The visit took place after the…

Sep 12, 2016Andrei Pau

The Patriarch of Romania at the General Assembly of the Romanian Academy

Friday, 2 September 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church participated in the General Assembly of the Romanian Academy as honorary member. Besides His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, His Eminence Laurenţiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania, and His Eminence Irineu, Metropolitan of Oltenia were also present. At the beginning of the meeting chaired by Academician…

Sep 6, 2016Andrei Pau

Religious education – formation of young people for life

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, on the occasion of the International Congress of Theology Religious Education of Young People in the Context of Current Secularisation (Bucharest, 3-7 September 2016): In the context of the year 2016, proclaimed in the Romanian Patriarchate as Solemn Year of Religious Education of the…

Sep 5, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

The joy of communion and the dynamics of christian mission

Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the concluding ceremony of the Meeting of Orthodox Youth from All Over the World, Bucharest, 1-4 September 2016: The Meeting of Orthodox Youth from All Over the World, organised these days in Bucharest, was an occasion to rediscover together with young people from…

Sep 4, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Faith in Jesus Christ – Source of Joy

Speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, at the opening ceremony of the Meeting of the Orthodox Youth from All Over the World, Bucharest, 1 September 2016: These days we rejoice with the 2,500 young people, coming from different countries, who, from 1 to 4 September 2016, are our guests in…

Sep 2, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: “Saint John the Baptist Opens the Perspective of Salvation through Repentance”

Saint John the Baptist is painted in the “Deisis” icon of the Last Judgement praying together with the Mother of God for those who repented, but had no time to show their repentant deeds because they passed away, the Patriarch of Romania said. Monday, 29 August 2016, feast of the Beheading of Saint John the…

Aug 31, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch of Romania: Strong Faith, Ardent Prayer, and Sacrificial Fasting Help Humans Receive Healing

Strong faith, ardent prayer, and sacrificial fasting help humans receive healing, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania said today (28 August 2016), in the sermon delivered in the chapel of “Saint Great Martyr George” of the Patriarchal Residence. The Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church underlined in his homily the fact that Jesus Christ, our…

Aug 31, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Ambassador of Greece to Bucharest on a Visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

Today, 24 August 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church received at the Patriarchal Residence the visit of His Excellency Mr Grigorios Vassiloconstandakis, Greek Ambassador in Bucharest. During the meeting, His Excellency thanked the Patriarch of Romania for the good collaboration and expressed his confidence that the good relations between the Romanian…

Aug 28, 2016Gheorghe Anghel