The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working session Thursday, 9 February 2017, in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel chaired the meeting. The Holy Synod took the following decisions: The Holy Synod decided to give blessing for and to support the national March for Life 2017…
The Diocesan Assembly of the Archdiocese of Bucharest held its annual meeting Saturday, 4 February 2017, in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. Before the meeting, His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, officiated a Te Deum service at the Patriarchal Cathedral. During the meeting of the Diocesan Assembly,…
These days, Romanian society is going through turmoil because of a conflict between major institutions of the State and, as such, because of a polarisation of the population. Although neutral politically, the Church is not socially indifferent; she understands the directions and major desires of the people: social justice, reducing poverty and raising living standards. In…
During its session held Thursday, 19 January 2017, the Standing National Church Council appointed Rev. Dr Michael Tița as Head of Protocol for the Patriarchal Administration. Patriarchal Adviser Michael Tița will be responsible for inter-Orthodox, inter-Christian and inter-religious relations, as well as for the relations of the Romanian Patriarchate with state institutions (Presidency, Parliament, Govern etc.)…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Wednesday, 18 January 2017, His Excellency the Ambassador of Croatia in Bucharest, Mr Davor Vidiš, at the Patriarchal Residence. Ambassador Vidiš thanked for the chance to meet the Patriarch of Romania a second time and to transmit greetings on behalf of His Eminence Cardinal Josip Bozanić, Archbishop of Zagreb, along with…
Please find below the position of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about recent evolutions in Romania regarding reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016): During the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered on Friday, 16 December 2016, under the chairmanship…
On 21 December 2016, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received, at the Patriarchal Residence, His Excellency Mrs. Tamar Samash, Ambassador of Israel to Bucharest. The ambassador thanked for reception and expressed the joy of being able to meet again with the Romanian Patriarch almost a year since the previous meeting. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel appreciated the…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church held Friday, 16 December 2016, an extraordinary session in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The following decisions were taken: In the constant effort to improve the quality of Religion classes, the Working Group for Orthodox Religious Education…
The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Friday, 16 December 2016, for an extraordinary session at the Patriarchal Residence, under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. During this meeting, the new Bishop for the vacant seat of Maramureş and Sătmar was elected, following the death of His Eminence Hon Archbishop Justinian Chira.…
On the Feast of Prophet Daniel, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel celebrates his Name Day. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy will be celebrated Saturday, 17 December 2016, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, followed by a Te Deum service, as a sign of gratitude brought to God for the protection and the support offered to the Patriarch…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received Wednesday, 23 November 2016, the visit of His Excellency Valery Kuzmin, Ambassador of Russian Federation to Romania, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. Ambassador Kuzmin thanked for the reception and presented briefly the church situation in Russia, stressing out the good ties between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Romanian…