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National Church Assembly urges believers to vote YES to marriage referendum

During its working session on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018, the National Church Assembly urged all Romanian Orthodox citizens to attend the October 6-7 referendum on marriage definition and vote YES to affirm, defend and promote family as an institution blessed by God. National Church Assembly appeal: full text The National Church Assembly, comprised of all…

Oct 1, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Austrian Ambassador to Romania, Isabel Rauscher, meets with Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Friday, September 21, 2018, Her Excellency the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Austria to Romania, Isabel Rauscher, at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest. Ambassador Isabel Rauscher thanked the Romanian Patriarch for the warm welcome and expressed her admiration for Romania’s beauty and the kindheartedness of Romanians. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel…

Sep 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate raises € 300,000 for Greece wildfire relief efforts

Following its appeal to help the Greek Orthodox Church in response to the tragic wildfire occurred on July 23-24, 2018, in the vicinity of Athens, the Romanian Patriarchate announces that it has raised the sum of € 300,000 from the dioceses of the Romanian Orthodox Church. This amount of money will be sent to meet…

Sep 13, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Communique: Patriarch Daniel blesses National Cathedral’s bells

Monday, September 3, 2018, from 09:45 to 10:30 a.m., His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel officiated the blessing service of the National Cathedral’s six bells on the ground. Consequently, the bells will be mounted together with their metallic structure in the Bell Tower on the western façade of the new Patriarchal Cathedral, at a height of 60…

Sep 4, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate urges peace, dialogue, and social co-responsibility

Entire Romania is concerned about the recent events causing violence and whose victims include both civilians and police officers. Although politically neutral, but sensitive to social issues, as ‘factor of social peace’ (according to the Law of Religious Denominations No. 489/2006, article 7, paragraph 1), the Romanian Orthodox Church urges prayer, peace, dialogue, and social…

Aug 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Bishop of Canada urges faithful to pray for Toronto attack victims

With great sadness, the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Canada learnt of the recent tragic event that took place last night in Greektown, Toronto, Canada. Two people have been killed and 12 others wounded, one of them critically, by a gunman who opened fire on a busy avenue in Canada’s largest city. H.G. Bishop Ioan Casian…

Jul 23, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Romanian Patriarch Daniel welcomes Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia at his patriarchal residence

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Monday, June 11, 2018, His Eminence Archbishop Theodosios of Sebastia (Jerusalem Patriarchate) at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest. During the meeting, they discussed the problems that Christians in the Middle East are facing due to military conflicts, which led to their migration to different parts of the world, such as…

Jun 13, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Members of Joint Working Group between the RCC and the WCC visit the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Thursday, 7 June 2018, a delegation of the Joint Working Group (JWG) between the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC). The members of the delegation included His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Targoviste and patriarchal exarch, JWG co-moderator, His Excellency Martin Diarmuid, Roman Catholic…

Jun 7, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod elects new bishops, reiterates position on civil partnerships

The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held Thursday, 24 May 2018, its working session at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Given the insistent request of the clergy and lay believers of the Metropolis of Bessarabia, the Holy Synod elected by secret vote His…

May 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel welcomes new Mexican Ambassador in Bucharest

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church welcomed Thursday, 10 May 2018, at his patriarchal residence His Excellency the new Ambassador of Mexico to Romania, Gulliermo Ordoria. The Ambassador was accompanied by Carlos García Delgado, the head of the Mexican Embassy’s Chancery, and secretary Martín Borrego Llorente. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel thanked the…

May 11, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with Israeli Ambassador to Bucharest Tamar Samash

Bucharest, 20 March 2018 –  His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received in audience Her Excellency the Ambassador of Israel to Romania Mrs. Tamar Samash, who was accompanied by Mrs. Thea Haimovitz, member of the Jewish community in Romania. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel thanked for the visit and noted the good ties…

Mar 21, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu