Wednesday, 25 November 2015, many faithful attended the celebration of the dedication day of the church of “Saint Great Martyr Catherine” – chapel of the Faculty of Orthodox Church in Bucharest. They had the opportunity to pray at the relics of Saint Great Martyr Catherine taken out of the church and laid under a baldachin…
Rev. Fr. Nicolae Tănase, parish priest in Valea Plopului (Valley of the Poplar) village, Prahova County, was awarded by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, the St John Chrysostom Order, on Tuesday, 24 November 2015. Fr Nicolae also received the rank of oikonomos-stavrophore. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel congratulated Fr Nicolae for his entire activity: “We…
Tuesday, 24 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, attended the closing festivity of Choose the School! educational project. The event was held at “Dumitru Staniloae” National Centre of Continuous Formation in Bucharest. During the festivity, where His Grace Varlaam Ploieșteanul, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch, was also present, the purposes…
Under the title 2015 – Commemorative year of St John Chrysostom and of the Great Spiritual Shepherds within the Eparchies, the autumn session of the pastoral and missionary conference of the priests from Bucharest and Ilfov County took place in the Great Hall of the National Opera of Bucharest, on Monday, 23 November 2015. The…
Orthodox Christians celebrated last Sunday, 22 November 2015, the 26th Sunday after Pentecost. On this day, the Orthodox Church has established the Gospel reading from Luke 12:16-21, which presents the Parable of the rich fool: Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, received the presentation visit of His Excellency Hans Klemm, United States Ambassador to Romania, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, on Wednesday, 18 November 2015. The US Ambassador underlined the fact that it is for the first time in his entire career when he carries out his diplomatic mission…
The blessing and the inauguration of the social canteen for the faithful with low material possibilities, for eldery persons, for the ill and solitary were performed on Saturday, 14 November 2015, in the presence of His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan of Banat at the Romanian Orthodox Parish “Iosefin” in Timişoara, as the official web site of…
The first Oncological Center in Romania which aims at helping patients with cancer is being built in the Bishopric of Caransebeş, near Nera Monastery within Sasca Montană town, by St. Irina Foundation from Bucharest, coordinated by prof. univ. dr. Pavel Chirilă, as Deacon Pavel Canea and Darius Herea inform. The clinic is mostly financed with…
His Grace Macarie, Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Northern Europe, together with His Grace Iustin Sigheteanul (of Sighet), Assistant Hierarch to the Romanian Orthodox Bishopric of Maramureş and Sătmar, conducted on Saturday, 14 November 2015, a fatherly visit to the young man Marius Frăţoaică, hospitalized in the University Hospital of the Norwegian city of Bergen, who…
On 15 November 2015, the Orthodox Church is on the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. On this day, the Divine Liturgy was celebrated at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted by a group of priests…
His Eminence Metropolitan Nifon, Patriarchal Exarch, participates in Geneva, with the blessing of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, at the Executive Committee meeting of the World Council of Churches. This international church body adopted a Statement in connection with the terrorist act from Paris. This is the text of the Statement: Statement on Terrorist Attacks in…
On 13 November 2015, feast of Saint John Chrysostom, the third dedication day of the Chapel of the National Cathedral, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has been in the middle of the faithful present at the chapel and awarded church diplomas and distinctions to several benefactors and supporters of social–philanthropic activities…
With much grief and sorrow in our soul, we pray for the victims of the terrible terrorist attacks which took place in Paris Friday evening, 13 November 2015. May the All-merciful God rest the souls of the departed in His peace and love, and may He console the bereaved families and grant good health to…
The Patriarch of Romania prayed on Friday, 13 November 2015, for those departed to the Lord due to the fire at Collective Club in Bucharest. The prayers have been offered within the Divine Liturgy officiated in the Parekklesion (Chapel) of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral. The remembrance of the victims of the fire which took…
This evening, 12 November 2015, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was present at the vernissage of “Saint John Chrysostom – Lyre of the Holy Spirit” exhibition of manuscripts and old books, held at the Holy Synod Library, in the precincts of Antim Monastery in Bucharest. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, met on Wednesday, 11 November 2015, the Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Mrs. Rula Ma’ayah and His Excellency Mr. Fuad Kokaly, the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Palestine to Romania. The Palestinian Minister thanked His Beatitude for the reception and expressed her wish to intensify the cooperation with…
The Archdiocese of Sibiu has recently founded a modern Centre for Neuro-motor Rehabilitation and Psychological Counselling. The institution provides free services for the persons with limited financial possibilities. The Centre dedicated to St Nektarios of Aegina was inaugurated by His Eminence Laurenţiu, Metropolitan of Transylvania, on Monday, 09 November 2015. The ambulatory Centre for Neuro-motor…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, visited on Sunday, 08 November 2015, the memorial house of Patriarch Teoctist in Tocileni, Botoșani County. Together with His Beatitude were also present His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina, and other hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church. The Patriarch of Romania has been welcomed by many faithful…
Thousands of faithful were present on Sunday, 08 November 2015, at the Divine Liturgy officiated by the His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at Zosin Monastery, in Botoșani County. The service was officiated in the outdoor altar within the monastic settlement. The following hierarchs also concelebrated: His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina; His…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, consecrated on Sunday, 08 November 2015, the church of the Zosin Monastery, assisted by an assembly of hierarchs of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Thousands of faithful as well as local officials were present the event. The following hierarchs also concelebrated: His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldova and Bucovina; His…