The Primates of the Orthodox Churches visited Tuesday, 26 January 2016, the Ecumenical Institute of Bossey. Tuesday evening, the General Secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Rev. dr. Olav Fykse Tveit, offered a festive dinner for the participants to the Pan-Orthodox Synaxis held in Chambésy-Geneva. At the invitation of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the…
COMMUNIQUÉ(below you can also find the Greek, French and Russian translation of the text) At the invitation of His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the Synaxis of Primates of the Orthodox Autocephalous Churches took place at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Geneva, from 21st to 28th January, 2016. The following Primates attended:…
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem will formally recognize Sunday, 31 January 2016, the sainthood of the Romanian Venerable Father John Jacob of Neamţ, or the Hozevite, as the Representative of the Romanian Patriarchate to the Holy Land, V. Rev. Archimandrite Teofil Anăstăsoaie, informs. At this event, the Romanian Patriarchate will be represented by a delegation led…
His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew received Monday, 25 January 2016, the visit of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at his patriarchal residence in Chambésy. During the visit, the Patriarch Daniel granted St John Chrysostom Order of the Romanian Patriarchate, the Commemorative Medal and an icon depicting Saint John Chrysostom to His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch…
The Primates of the Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, who currently participate at the Synaxis held in Chambésy – Geneva, concelebrated Sunday, 24 January 2016, the Divine Liturgy at St Paul Church of the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, Switzerland. The following Primates of the Orthodox Churches are present at the Synaxis in Geneva:…
The Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches from all around the world is taking place these days at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, leads the delegation of the Romanian Orthodox Church. His Eminence Hon. Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgovişte, a…
Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered in the opening of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, 22 January 2016, Chambésy, Switzerland: Your Holiness, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Your Graces, Dear brothers in Christ, First, we give thanks to God for this blessed event that allows us to express our…
From 22 to 27 January 2016, at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, the works of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches are being carried out. At the opening of the event, His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, delivered a speech thanking the other Primates of the Orthodox…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, has arrived this morning, 22 January 2016, to Geneva, Switzerland. From 22 to 28 January 2016, at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Chambésy, Geneva, will take place the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches. During this Synaxis, the Primates of the Orthodox Churches will…
The Coalition for the Family has gathered 825,000 signatures for the proposal of revising article 48, paragraph 1 of the Romanian Constitution in order to define marriage as the freely consented union between a man and a woman. In a press conference, the members of the initiative committee clarified Wednesday, 20 January 2016, a number…
In these days, when many rural communities, especially in the Southeastern part of the country, are isolated due to the blizzard and the massive snowfalls, we call on the diocesan centres, the clergy and the faithful from the parishes of the affected areas to offer support to the families and the lonely persons who have…
Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the anniversary of 40 years since the setting up of the Romanian Orthodox parish of the “Nativity of the Lord”, Munich, Germany (17 January 2016): It is with great joy that we address all the Romanian Christian Orthodox faithful of Munich, at the…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated on Sunday, 17 January 2016, the Divine Liturgy in the princely Old Court Church (Patriarchal Parekklesion), on the feast of St. Pious Anthony the Great, protector of this place of worship. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel was surrounded by an assembly formed of V. Rev. Archimandrite Paisie Teodorescu, Patriarchal…
Friday, 15 January 2016, at the Romanian Academy, homage was paid to the national poet Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), through a solemn session dedicated to the National Culture Day on the theme “National Identity”. The president of Romania, Klaus Werner Iohannis, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and several members of the Government,…
Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia were the helpers and closest companions of St. Nino, Enlightener of Georgia. St. Nino herself had converted them to the Christian Faith. Salome was the wife of Revi, the son of King Mirian, and Perozhavra was married to the ruler of the Kartli region. Both women were…
The Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu was commemorated on Friday, 15 January 2016, all across the country, on the 166th anniversary. In the Patriarchal Cathedral, the memorial service was officiated by His Grace Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, surrounded by an assembly of priests and deacons, in the presence of hundreds of…
The Holy and Sacred Synod further continued its deliberations today, January 14, 2016, chaired by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During this session, it was unanimously decided that, for the sake of restoring unity, Metropolitan Rastislav of Presov be recognized as Primate of the Orthodox Autocephalous Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, on the…
On 14 January 2016, the synodal hall of the patriarchal residence of Bucharest hosted the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year, held under the chairmanship of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. Here are some of the decisions of the Holy Synod: 1. His Beatitude was mandated to…
The members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered Thursday, 14 January 2016, in working session at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. During the meeting, they have discussed different aspects regarding the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches that will take place later this month. “The Holy Synod was gathered…
Discussions took place at the Phanar, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 12-13 January 2016, between the two sides of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, which until yesterday had been in dissension following the resignation of the emeritus Metropolitan Krystof. His Eminence Metropolitan John of Pergamon (Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) chaired the talks.…