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Irenical letter at the feast of the Resurrection of the Lord

“Whoever lives and believes in Me shall never die“(John 11:26) Your Holiness / Beatitude, CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! Throughout Church history, in different times and places, Christians were persecuted either by followers of other religions or by hostile regimes, so that the number of Christian martyrs in history grew until today, when…

Apr 18, 2014basilica.ro

Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches (Phanar, March 6-9, 2014) – Message

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Through the grace of God, the Primates of the Most Holy Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, to the Orthodox faithful throughout the world, all of our Christian brothers and sisters as well as every person of goodwill: we extend God’s blessing and…

Mar 14, 2014basilica.ro

The Pan-Orthodox Synaxis – a Spiritual Representative Event

Speech of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of Romania, at the opening session of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, Constantinople, 06-09 March 2014: The Synaxis or meeting of the Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches is not a permanent institution, but a spiritual representative event. The pan-Orthodox Synaxis of Primates has…

Mar 6, 2014basilica.ro

Meeting of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches for Preparing the Pan-Orthodox Synod of Constantinople, 5 – 9 March 2014

Following the invitation of His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania and a delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church will participate in the Meeting (Synaxis) of the Primates of Orthodox Church for preparing the Pan-Orthodox Synod, to be held in Constantinople, from 5 – 9 March 2014. The delegation…

Mar 2, 2014basilica.ro

The Holy Synod Reiterates the Position Concerning the Definition in the Romanian Constitution of the Family Based on the Marriage between a Man and a Woman

On 13 February 2014, the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year was held in the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. We mention some of the decisions adopted: -The Holy Synod approved the programme of the manifestations organised…

Feb 13, 2014basilica.ro

The restauration of full communion between the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Romanian Patriarchate

With the blessing of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, from 2-3 February 2014, a delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate met in Jerusalem with His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, accompanied by Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Archbishop Methodios of Tabor for restoring full communion between the two patriarchates. This communion…

Feb 3, 2014basilica.ro

The Irenical letter the Patriarch of Romania

On the occasion of the Nativity of the Lord, A.D. 2013, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church addressed an Irenical letter to the Primates of the sister Orthodox Churches. We render below the content of this Irenical letter: “I bring you Good News of great joy which will be for all the…

Dec 20, 2013basilica.ro

The Head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Library and Archives visiting the Romanian Patriarchate

On 9 December 2013, at the Patriarchal Palace, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Excellency Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès, head of the Vatican’s Apostolic Library and Archives. The meeting was also attended by His Excellency Bogdan Tătaru-Cazaban, Romanian Ambassador to the Holy See. His Excellency Archbishop Jean-Louis Bruguès thanked for reception and stressed the importance of…

Dec 9, 2013basilica.ro

The Ambassador of Portugal in presentation visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

On 5 December 3013, at the Patriarchal Residence, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received in presentation visit His Excellency Mr. Joao Bernardo Weinstein, Ambassador of Portugal to Romania. The ambassador thanked for reception and emphasized that the approximately forty thousand Romanian officially registered in Portugal have integrated well into the Portuguese society. On the other hand,…

Dec 5, 2013basilica.ro

Cardinal Koch visiting the Romanian Patriarchate

On 4 December 2013, at the Patriarchal Palace, His Beatitude received His Eminence Cardinal Kurt Koch, President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, who is on an official visit to Romania. The meeting was also attended by His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, His Excellency Archbishop Francisco-Javier Lozano, Apostolic…

Dec 4, 2013basilica.ro

The Mayor of Guidonia, Italy, visiting the Romanian Patriarchate

On 20 November 2013, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received at the Patriarchal Residence a delegation from the City of Guidonia Montecelio near Rome, led by Mayor Eligio Rubeis. The meeting was also attended by Mr. Viorel Badea, senator for the Romanians in Europe and Asia, Vice-President of the Commission for Romanians abroad from the Romanian…

Nov 20, 2013basilica.ro