Romanian Patriarchate

St Gregory Palamas relics arrive in Bucharest: We are called to be co-workers with God, says Patriarch Daniel

The relics of St. Gregory Palamas arrived on Monday on the Patriarchate’s Hill for the festivities of St. Demetrius the New, the patron saint of Bucharest. St Gregory’s relics were placed for veneration in an outdoor baldachin next to the other relics usually kept in the Patriarchal Cathedral. “All these saints are calling us to…

Oct 24, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Reading app for children launched in Romania

The NABU Reading App was launched last week in Romania. It facilitates mother tongue reading for children even without an Internet connection, allowing free download of illustrated books. The application works on mobile devices – both smartphones and tablets – and it only requires slow internet, according to Edupedu.ro. The content is addressed to children…

Oct 20, 2022Ștefana Totorcea

Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi, New Testament translators, receive patriarchal order of St John Chrysostom

The Patriarch of Romania participated on Monday evening at the launch of a bilingual Greek-Romanian New Testament edited at the Vatoped Monastery. His Beatitude awarded patriarchal distinctions to Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi and the whole team of translators, coordinated by Professor Rev. Constantin Coman. The awards were given for “exceptional action in the defence and…

Oct 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Georgian President visits St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest

On Tuesday, the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili paid a visit to St Anthimos Monastery in Bucharest, a monastic settlement founded by Saint Anthimos the Iberian over 300 years ago. President Zourabichvili was welcomed by His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești. Bishop Varlaam emphasized that the President of Georgia and her delegation visited St…

Oct 12, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel opens international theology symposium on prayer

The International Theology Symposium on “The role of prayer in the ecclesial and personal life of believers” began on Monday with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulating the organisers and greeting the attendees. His Beatitude hoped that “this academic event will contribute to the promotion of prayer as a state of encounter and conversation between man…

Oct 11, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Solemn Year of Prayer: Holy Synod establishes new Patriarchal Order of the Praying Theotokos

During its working session last week, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church established a new Order of the Praying Theotokos (Virgin Orans). “This order is fundamental to highlighting the importance of prayer this year. The Mother of God is generally depicted with the Child on her left arm, near her heart, and with…

Oct 3, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Muntenia Metropolis moves towards the canonisation of Wallachia’s Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete

Elders Dionisie Ignat and Petroniu Tănase’s canonisation was debated last week by the Synod (Assembly of Bishops) of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja. Another canonisation request was revealed at the conclusion of the meeting: Wallachia’s Metropolitan Neophyte of Crete (1690-1753). “He was described as a Greek more Romanianlike than Romanians. He was poisoned by…

Oct 3, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

15 years after enthronement, Patriarch Daniel looks into the future. Diaspora and low birth rate among his priorities

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel marked 15 years since his enthronement as Patriarch of Romania on Friday, September 30. Divine Liturgy and Te Deum On this important event in the life of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude presided over the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. After a Te Deum service officiated by…

Sep 30, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Muntenia bishops analyse texts for future canonisation of Romanian Athonite Elders Dionisie Ignat, Petroniu Tănase

The Assembly of Bishops of the Metropolis of Muntenia and Dobruja on Wednesday analysed the Romanian translation of the liturgical texts that will accompany the proposal of canonisation of the Venerable Elders Dionisie Ignat and Petroniu Tanase. The proposal will be submitted to the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople since the two Romanian elders laboured and…

Sep 29, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with Mahmoud Al Habbash, Palestinian President’s Advisor for Religious Affairs

On Tuesday, September 13, 2022, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed at the patriarchal residence the Advisor for Religious Affairs to the President of the State of Palestine, Mr Mahmoud Al Habbash. Mr Mahmoud Al Habbash thanked the Patriarch for the audience. On behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, he conveyed warm wishes of health and success…

Sep 21, 2022Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel sends condolences after Metropolitan Kallistos Ware reposes in the Lord

Patriarch Daniel sent condolences to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I on Wednesday, after His Eminence Kallistos, Metropolitan of Diokleia, reposed in the Lord. The Patriarch of Romania called the recently-departed hierarch “an old friend of our Church and of ours, personally”. Full text: Bucharest, 24 August 2022 His Holiness BARTHOLOMEW, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome,…

Aug 24, 2022Ștefana Totorcea