His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, travelled on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, to the island of Imbros (Gökçeada), Turkey, to take part in the liturgical events dedicated to the name day of…
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held a working session in the “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel.…
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church convened for a working session in the “Patriarch Teoctist” Aula Magna of the Patriarchal Palace, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch…
The local proclamation of the canonisation of St Philothea of Pasărea and St Elizabeth of Pasărea will take place on 5 June 2026. To mark the occasion, an extensive liturgical programme will be held at…
Regarding the situation in the Metropolis of Bessarabia, we wish to clarify that on 27 May 2026, His Eminence Metropolitan Petru, Archbishop of Chișinău and Metropolitan of Bessarabia, submitted his request to retire from the…
On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, which will be celebrated on Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Romanian Patriarchate will also mark Heroes’ Day through a solemn moment of remembrance dedicated to those…
On Thursday, 30 April 2026, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania welcomed His Eminence Emmanuel of Chalcedon at the Patriarchal Residence. He was accompanied by Archimandrite Aetios Nikiforos, the Grand Ecclesiarch and Director of the…
The Romanian Patriarchate expresses deep concern regarding the scale and increasing impact of gambling in Romanian society, a phenomenon affecting not only personal lives but also the stability of families and communities. Practices associated with…
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, on the eve of the great feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday), the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will organise the Palm Sunday…
In the context of the recent appearance on social media of accounts which falsely claim to represent clerical and monastic personnel, and through which money is requested in exchange for non-Orthodox practices (fortune-telling, “deliverance prayers”,…