Patriarch Daniel

Solemn and Commemorative Year 2017 officially proclaimed in the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Sunday officially proclaimed year 2017 as Solemn Year of Holy Icons, Iconographers and Church Painters and Commemorative Year of Patriarch Justinian and of the Defenders of Orthodoxy during Communism. His Grace Varlaam of Ploieşti, Assistant Bishop to the Patriarch and Secretary of the Holy Synod, read…

Jan 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Entering year 2017 at the Patriarchal Cathedral | Patriarch Daniel: Church maintains the balance and communion between time and eternity, being a historical icon of eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated Saturday night the Akathist Hymn to our Lord Jesus Christ. Prayers of thanksgiving were also offered for the past year 2016. The service was officiated at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest and many believers took part. In his midnight speech, Patriarch Daniel spoke about the time of salvation…

Jan 3, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Solemn and Commemorative Year 2017 officially proclaimed in the Romanian Patriarchate

Jan 1, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

VIDEO | Message by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on New Year 2017           

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romanian, addresses the faithful on the New Year 2017 with the following message: “On the occasion of the New Year 2017 and the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord we convey everyone wishes of health and salvation, peace and joy, along with the traditional greeting: «Many years to come!»”. †…

Dec 31, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Year in Pictures 2016

Dec 31, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel, in Christmas sermon: Birth of Christ – God’s programme for life of the world

The birth of Christ represents God’s programme for the life of the world, for salvation or its release from sin and death and its leading to the eternal life of the Kingdom of Heaven, said the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, His Beatitude Daniel, in his Christmas sermon. “From an orthodox theological-spiritual perspective, when…

Dec 26, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

VIDEO | Christmas Message of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel

The Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ or Christmas shows God’s humble and merciful love for all humankind. The Son of the boundless and immortal God becomes a mortal human being, in order to give eternal life to humans. At the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ in Bethlehem, the angels in…

Dec 23, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel thanks those who congratulated him on social networks, on his name day 

On the Feast of the Holy Prophet Daniel, 17 December 2016, the Patriarch of Romania received congratulations on different social networks. To all those who congratulated him by these means, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addresses thanks and conveys a message of gratitude. We quote the message below: With gratitude and joy, we bring thanks to…

Dec 23, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Communique: Any clarification regarding faith must be made in ecclesial communion, not in disunion

Please find below the position of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church about recent evolutions in Romania regarding reception of the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church (Crete, 2016): During the working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, gathered on Friday, 16 December 2016, under the chairmanship…

Dec 22, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Carols in sign language for first time at the Patriarchal Residence

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed Monday, 19 December 2016, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, a group of carollers with impaired hearing and speech deficiencies and members of The Army of the Lord Association – Bucharest. While the members of the Army of the Lord Association sung carols, the others…

Dec 21, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Residence | Groups of carollers visit Patriarch Daniel

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed Tuesday evening, 20 December 2016, three groups of carollers coming from different parts of Romania. The first group to interpret carols for the Patriarch of Romania was Choir Leon Bancila from Falticeni, directed by Mr Gabriel Catalin Ciobanu. Patriarch Daniel blessed the choir members and urged them to continue these…

Dec 21, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu