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Patriarch Daniel: Today we celebrate in advance the National Cathedral’s main patronal feast

Six months before its consecration, the main patronal feast of Romania’s National Cathedral was celebrated Thursday in advance at the Cathedral’s Chapel. On the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel presided over the festive Divine Liturgy expressing his hope that next year the Cathedral’s main patronal feast will be celebrated…

May 18, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In pictures: Patriarch Daniel visits National Cathedral construction site

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania visited Friday, May 4, 2018, the construction site of the Romanian Peoples’ Salvation Cathedral aka Romania’s National Cathedral. Patriarch Daniel was presented the progress made at the National Cathedral nearly half a year before the consecration ceremony that will take place this November in the presence of His Holiness…

May 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem to visit Romania in November

His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem is expected to visit Romania this autumn to attend the first patronal feast of the National Cathedral only a few days after its consecration ceremony will be performed. His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos accepted Patriarch Daniel’s invitation to lead the festivities occasioned by the patronal feast of the Romanian…

Apr 27, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends Divine Liturgy at National Cathedral’s Chapel

On the fourth Sunday of Great Lent, March 18, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy at the National Cathedral’s Chapel. In his homily, the Patriarch of Romania noted that ‘prayer united with fast changes physical hunger and thirst into a spiritual hunger and thirst for God’s love.’ Photography courtesy of Robert Nicolae…

Mar 20, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch to attend consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew will attend the consecration of the Romanian Orthodox Church’s National Cathedral in Bucharest, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania announced at a meeting of the National Church Council at the patriarchal residence on Tuesday. Patriarch Bartholomew was invited personally by Patriarch Daniel during the Holy and Great Council that took…

Feb 14, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s National Cathedral enters final stage of construction as its consecration is scheduled for November

The consecration ceremony of the century-long desired Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral is scheduled for the end of November to mark the 100th anniversary of Romania’s 1918 Great Union. We have looked into the next stages of construction that must be completed until the new Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest will be consecrated. ‘At present the works…

Feb 8, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with French Ambassador to Romania

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Wednesday, 17 January 2018, Her Excellency the French Ambassador to Romania Mrs. Michèle Ramis at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest. The Romanian Patriarch wished Ambassador Michèle Ramis a successful diplomatic mission and appreciated her rich diplomatic, academic experience. Her Excellency thanked for the reception and addressed wishes of welfare, stability,…

Jan 17, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

In new interview, Patriarch Daniel speaks about the National Cathedral as a mandate from predecessors, assumed together with the clergy and believers

Patriarch Daniel has given an interview to the Romanian public television (TVR) to mark his tenth anniversary of patriarchal ministry. In the first part of the interview broadcast in the TVR religious show The Universe of Faith (Universul credinței), the Patriarch recalled how the Romanian Orthodox Church was in 2007 and pointed to the reason…

Dec 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Feast of St John Chrysostom: Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrates Divine Liturgy at the National Cathedral Chapel (VIDEO)

On the feast day of St John Chrysostom, November 13, His Grace Bishop Timotei of Prahova celebrated the Divine Liturgy at the outdoor altar of the National Cathedral Chapel. Numerous believers attended the patronal feast of the Chapel and venerated the holy relics of St John Chrysostom and St Andrew the First Called, whose relics…

Nov 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets Cardinal Leonard Sandri at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest

On Friday, 29 September 2017, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Vatican’s Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, who is currently paying an official visit in Romania. The Apostolic Nuncio to Romania, His Excellency Miguel Maury Buendía attended the meeting. Cardinal Sandri expressed his joy of meeting…

Sep 29, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | Ecumenical Patriarch intends to attend Bucharest’s National Cathedral consecration ceremony. ‘We are proud of the Romanian Church’

We follow from the Phanar, from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, the great and varied activity of the Holy Church of Romania, His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew said in an exclusive Trinitas TV interview, adding that we are proud of our once a daughter, and now the sister Church of Romania, to which I convey a special…

Aug 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu