Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel launches youth centre project in Bucharest, calls for stronger partnership in children’s education

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed participants on Thursday, November 20, at the Palace of the Patriarchate, during the official launch of the new “Saint Elijah the Tishbite” National Youth Activity Centre project — a major initiative co-financed through European funds. In his message, the Patriarch highlighted the Church’s long-standing commitment to education and the formation…

Nov 25, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel hails Romanian youth volunteers as “living witnesses of Christ’s love” at Bucharest gala

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church praised the commitment of hundreds of young volunteers during the Gala of the “Youth in Action” programme, held last Tuesday, November 18, in Bucharest, in the context of the Centennial Year of the Romanian Patriarchate. His message highlighted the spiritual depth of Christian volunteering, describing it as “lived…

Nov 25, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel praises active ageing as “treasure of wisdom and spiritual communication” at Bucharest congress

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church sent a message to the third edition of the National Congress for Active Ageing, held on Monday, 17 November, at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, highlighting the value of active and spiritually rooted ageing in contemporary society. The message, emphasising the dignity of senior citizens and…

Nov 25, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel remembers four hesychast saints he knew, founders of Romania’s Patriarchate

During the opening of the Autumn Pastoral-Missionary Conference of the Archdiocese of Bucharest on Tuesday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel remembered four great hesychast elders and confessors of the 20th century — Saint Cleopas Ilie, Saint Paisius Olaru, Saint Dumitru Stăniloae, and Saint Sofian of Antim — all of whom he personally knew. The Patriarch said…

Nov 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Bucharest to host International Orthodox Youth Meeting in 2026, Patriarch announces

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church announced during a ceremony at the Patriarchal Palace last Thursday that next year, Bucharest will host the International Orthodox Youth Meeting with participants from around the world. “The next international event will be in September next year, at the beginning of September, when for about 3–4 days the…

Nov 10, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Armenian guests at Romanian Patriarchate as Patriarch Daniel stresses the strength of bilateral relations

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church received on Saturday, at the Patriarchal Residence, a delegation of the Armenian Church led by Bishop Datev Hagopian, Head of the Armenian Diocese in Romania. The visit was made on the occasion of the rededication of the Armenian Archdiocesan Cathedral “Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel” in…

Nov 10, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Church defends family dignity in a society losing spiritual values

Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church has urged parents, schools and Church institutions to work together for the spiritual and moral formation of children, warning that the rapid erosion of spiritual values in contemporary society threatens the dignity of the family and weakens the bond between parents, children and the Church. His message was…

Nov 7, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Romania’s National Cathedral is “an open book of Orthodox theology written in stone, colour, and light”

“Through all its component elements, the National Cathedral can be considered an open book of Orthodox theology, written in stone, colour, and light, which calls to prayer and holy communion,” emphasised His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel in an article published in the Sunday edition of Lumina newspaper. In the article published on October 26 on the…

Nov 3, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarchate to celebrate 1,400 years since the first Akathist Hymn in 2026 Jubilee Year

Next year will mark 14 centuries since the composition of the first and most beautiful Akathist Hymn in history, most likely written by Saint Romanos the Melodist and sung during a critical moment in the history of the Church and the City of Constantinople. This is the Akathist Hymn to the Mother of God, which…

Oct 30, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Patriarch Daniel meet Romanian Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in Bucharest

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Patriarch Daniel met on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of Romania at the Victoria Palace in Bucharest. The two Church leaders were welcomed by the head of government in the “Muntenia” Hall. Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan expressed his joy at receiving the visit of the two delegations. “We are honoured…

Oct 30, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

At Holy Synod session, Ecumenical Patriarch calls on Romanian Church to foster Orthodox unity

During a solemn Holy Synod session on Tuesday marking the Centennial of the Romanian Patriarchate and 140 years of autocephaly, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I urged the Romanian Orthodox Church to continue working for the unity of the Orthodox world. Addressing the gathering in Bucharest, His Holiness praised the “close, fraternal, and enduring ties” between the…

Oct 30, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu