The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church met Tuesday, 4 July 2017, at the Synodal Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, chaired the working session. During the meeting, the Holy Synod elected two Assistant Bishops for the Archdiocese of Suceava and Rădăuți, and namely for the Archdiocese of Arad.…
Thousands of believers from all across Romania celebrated Sunday the feast of the founder and spiritual protector of Putna Monastery: Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great, on the 25th anniversary of his glorification by the Romanian Orthodox Church. The feast day of St Stephen the Great was established as the second patronal feast of Putna…
During his homily delivered on the fourth Sunday after Pentecost, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, urged the faithful to manifest merciful love, deep humility, and strong faith, resembling the centurion to whom the daily gospel reading refers. His Beatitude also offered the example of faith of Ruler Prince Saint Stephen the Great, whom he…
In his homily delivered on the Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the life and ministry of the two great missionaries, a former angler and a former rabbi who were transformed into fishers of men and were united through their sacrificial love for the sake of Christ.…
Message of His Beatitude DANIEL, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addressed to the participants in the 23rd edition of the “Pavleia” International Congress, Veria, 26-29 June 2017: The Romanian Orthodox Church has gladly received also this year the invitation to participate in the works of the “Pavleia” International Congress dedicated to Holy Apostle Paul,…
Although formal freedom was already restored to the country, the beginning of the 1990s was a dramatic time period for the Community of the Orthodox faithful in Albania, informs orthodoxalbania.org. There was no surviving bishop, and no potential candidate who could be ordained to such a rank; only 15 retired and ailing clergy remained.…
The Romanian Skete of St John the Forerunner (Prodromos) of Mount Athos has issued a communique in which it denied the cessation of commemoration of the Ecumenical Patriarch at the divine services, as states false information disseminated by the media. Moreover, the communique sheds light upon the case of some monastics, excluded from the Skete,…
Patriarch Daniel offers his prayers and encourages the highschool graduates who sit for the written exams of the Baccalaureate 2017: Beloved children and young people, Church and School affirm together the need of your intellectual and spiritual preparation for life in a world in which training means more and more. We urge all the priests,…
In his homily delivered on the third Sunday after Pentecost, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel pointed to the fact that the pursuit of the Kingdom of God ought to be a priority for every Christian. The true sense of Christian life and the way we must live our life as spiritually free people are concentrated in…
On the Nativity of St John the Baptist, Patriarch Daniel has urged faithful to pray to God for granting us good children. In his homily delivered on this feast day, His Beatitude advised parents to avoid killing babies through abortion and to consider them gifts from God. Giving birth to babies is a great gift…
The visit of His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos at the Ecumenical Patriarchate and later on to Cappadocia began on Friday, 16th June 2017. According to www.jp-newsgate.net, His Beatitude was invited by the All-Holy Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomeos for this visit, as the latter has undertaken pilgrimage tours to Churches and Holy Monasteries…
The purpose of human earthly life is the preparation for heavenly life, Patriarch Daniel said Sunday in his homily delivered during the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Romanian Saints Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the Bible readings, explaining that the Kingdom of Heaven is not a matter of eating…
Metropolitan Joseph Naniescu and the Venerable lay-ascetic George Lazăr are the proposals for glorification launched Thursday by the Metropolitan Synod of Moldova and Bucovina that will be analysed by the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church during its next working session. The Synod has also proposed that the Cypriote Saint Neophyte the Recluse be…
The Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theology in Bucharest organized Thursday a seminar entitled Reception of the decisions of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church. Professors of Theology presented reports in which they analyzed the official documents adopted by the Council of Crete. The event marked the first anniversary of the Holy…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received Wednesday the resigning Ambassador of Georgia in Bucharest, Mr. Ilia Giorgadze, at his Patriarchal Residence. At the end of the meeting held on June 14, Patriarch Daniel awarded Ambassador Giorgadze with the St Anthimos the Ivirite Order of the Romanian Patriarchate as a token of appreciation and gratitude for the…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, received Wednesday His Excellency the resigning Ambassador of Georgia to Romania, Mr. Ilia Giorgadze, at his Patriarchal Residence. Ambassador Girogadze expressed his thankfulness and honour for the reception at the Romanian Patriarchate and briefly presented his diplomatic activity carried out in Romania in almost five and a half years.…
This year, the Basilica Press Centre celebrates its 10th anniversary: a decade of ministry, ten years of formation and information! On the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, members of every department of the Press Centre were united in prayer with His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The hierarch celebrated the Divine…
The Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest urged the believers present on the patronal feast of the Radu-Vodă Monastery that we must learn from the love and the communion of the most Holy Trinity. The world of today needs love and communion, and the absolute model is the Holy Trinity, His Grace Bishop Timotei…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Monday, 12 June 2017, the President of St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVOTS) in New York, USA, the Very Rev. Dr. Chad Hatfield, at his Patriarchal Residence. During the meeting, the two discussed subjects related to the ties between the Romanian Orthodox Church and the Orthodox Church in America (OCA)…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel performed Sunday, 11 June 2017, the blessing service of a memorial cross and the museum dedicated to the members of the spiritual movement The Burning Bush. His Grace Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești attended the service. In his homily, the patriarch reflected on the activities of the Burning Bush Movement and stressed…