On the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and John Hrisostom, on 30 January 2016, the Metropolitan Cathedral from Timişoara celebrated its historical patron feast. On this occasion, the Divine Liturgy was officiated by His Eminence John, Metropolitan of Banat, together with His Grace Vasilije, Orthodox Bishop…
Sunday, 31 January 2016, the Patriarchate of Jerusalem proclaimed Ioan Iacob from Neamt as a saint. The proclamation festivities of canonisation were led by His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem, who celebrated the Divine Liturgy in the church monastery of Saint Pious George from Hozeva in the Holy Land, together with 11 hierarchs from…
On the feast of the Three Holy Hierarchs: St Basil the Great, St Gregory the Theologian and St John Chrysostom, on 30 January 2016, the Patriarch Justinian Faculty of Orthodox Theologyin Bucharest celebrated its spiritual patrons, in the presence of His Beatitude Romanian Patriarch Daniel. The Three Holy Hierarchs are the spiritual patrons of the…
Saturday, 30 January 2016, a group of priests celebrated, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, the memorial service for commemorating three months since the fire which broke out on 30 October 2015, at Collective Club of Bucharest. More than 60 persons lost their lives during the fire, most of them young.
Saturday, 30 January 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrated the Three Saints Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, in which he spoke about the life and teaching of the Three…
Thursday evening, 28 January 2016, while participating in the Pan-Orthodox Synaxis held in Chambésy, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania met the priests of the deanery of Switzerland. His Eminence Iosif, Romanian Orthodox Metropolitan of Central and Southern Europe, and His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgovişte attended the meeting. During the meeting, His Beatitude…
The address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered at the Bossey Institute reception offered for the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, 26 January 2016: His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew asked us to talk on behalf of all the guests invited to today’s dinner. We first want to thank the General Secretary of the…
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…