Patriarch Daniel

Address by Patriarch Daniel: Basilica Press Centre – ten years of media ministry (full text)

Please find below the address by His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on the 10th anniversary of the Basilica Press Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate, read out on the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity, Monday, 05 June 2017. The Feast of the Most Holy Trinity is the joy of the Orthodox Church from everywhere…

Jun 5, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

The living water and the purifying fire become manifest in the tears of repentance, Patriarch Daniel says on Pentecost Sunday

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, presided over the Divine Liturgy and read the kneeling prayers at Pentecost Vespers celebrating the Descent of the Holy Spirit at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. Concelebrants of His Beatitude for the Divine Liturgy celebrated on Pentecost Sunday included Their Graces Varlaam of Ploiesti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch,…

Jun 4, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Photo Gallery: Nearly one-hundred children meet Patriarch Daniel on Children’s Day

One hundred children coming from Prahova and Cluj counties have met His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, on Children’s Day. The students who visited on June 1 the Palace of the Patriarchate and the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest were accompanied by their teachers from the Iuliu Hateganu elementary school in Cluj, and from the Lizeta…

Jun 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

US Ambassador to Romania meets Patriarch Daniel, appreciates efforts of the Church for the progress of Romanian society

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed Wednesday, 31 May 2017, at his Patriarchal Residence His Excellency the Ambassador of the United States of America to Bucharest, Mr. Hans Klemm. Ambassador Hans Klemm thanked for the warm welcome and noted that during his stay in Romania he visited several monasteries and churches such as Putna,…

Jun 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Ambassador of France on a farewell visit to the Patriarch of Romania

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received on 31 May 2017 at his Patriarchal Residence the resigning Ambassador of France in Bucharest, Mr. Francois Saint-Paul. Ambassador Francois Saint-Paul thanked for the warm welcome and stressed that his three-year diplomatic activity in Romania represents a period of very intense knowledge of the country,…

Jun 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

The Patriarch of Romania offers up prayers for children and young people everywhere

On the International Children’s Day, 1 June 2017, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, sends up prayers for the children and young people everywhere, but especially for those in Romania. We quote the personal prayer of the Romanian Patriarch on this occasion: O, Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Heavenly Father, Who have blessed the children and said: Let…

Jun 1, 2017Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patronal Feast of Lady Bălașa Church | Patriarch Daniel blesses iconostasis

May 30, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel addresses clergy from Bucharest and Ilfov: ‘Icons are a permanent calling to prayer’

Icons are a permanent calling to prayer and a liturgical form of confessing the truth that the invisible Son of God has become visible, that the Eternal One was made a mortal Man so that passing through death and resurrection to give us afresh the eternal life, Patriarch Daniel said May 29 addressing the clergy present…

May 29, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: True faith and prayer maintain the unity of the Church

On the seventh Sunday after Easter, the Gospel points out that true faith and prayer maintain the unity of the Church. Our Lord Jesus Christ prays for the unity of the Church because He knows how hard it is to maintain it in the face of selfish passions of humans and of the wiles of…

May 29, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Ascension of the Lord into Heaven is man’s ascension into the glory of the Most Holy Trinity

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, celebrated Thursday the Divine Liturgy at Lady Balasa Church in Bucharest on its patronal feast. Patriarch Daniel offered his reflections on the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord stressing its importance in the life of the believers and referred to the Heroes’ Commemoration Day. The…

May 26, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate sends message of compassion and solidarity with Manchester blast victims

The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow about the May 22 Manchester terror attack following which 22 persons died and other 59 were injured, among the victims being unfortunately children. We deplore the continuation of the wave of violence caused by terrorism that assaults Europe and we express our hope that the state authorities…

May 23, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu