Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch of Romania: “Pilgrimage is a prediction and witness of Christ’s victory upon death”

On the Saturday of St Lazarus, 23 April 2016, the traditional Palm Sunday Procession (pilgrimage) took place in Bucharest. In this event participated over 900 priests and thousands of faithful. The procession started from Radu Voda Monastery and concluded at the Patriarchal Cathedral, where His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, welcomed the pilgrims. On this…

Apr 27, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Paschal letter of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel

Bucharest, Holy Easter 2016  “Christ would suffer and, as the first to rise from the dead, would bring the message of light to his own people and to the Gentiles”               (Acts 26:23)     Your Holiness/Beatitude, Christ is Risen!   Jesus Christ our Saviour urges us to announce both to the faithful and to…

Apr 26, 2016Robert Nicolae

President of Ukraine visits the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Church, received Thursday, 21 April 2016, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, His Excellency Mr. Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine. During the meeting, His Beatitude expressed joy over the visit paid by the Ukrainian President and pointed out the important historical and spiritual ties between the two neighbouring…

Apr 25, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarchal Blessing for 27 students from Timişoara

Twenty-seven students from Timişoara received Wednesday, 20 April 2016, the blessing of the Romanian Patriarch. The students of St Anthimos the Ivirite Elementary School in Timişoara were welcomed by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel in the Patriarch Teoctist Hall of the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. The children chanted the troparion of St Anthimos the Ivirite and…

Apr 25, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Spanish Minister of Justice visits the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received Wednesday, 20 April 2016, Mr. Rafael Catalá, Spanish Minister of Justice, at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. His Beatitude thanked Minister Rafael Catalá for the support offered by the Spanish authorities to the over one million Romanian residents in Spain. The Romanian Patriarch also underlined…

Apr 25, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Palm Sunday at the Romanian Patriarchate

On 24 April 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem, feast known as the Palm Sunday. On this day, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated the Divine Liturgy, in the Patriarchal Cathedral, together with His Grace Timotei Prahoveanul, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest, assisted…

Apr 24, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania: „The Grace of God changes the Sinful Man”

On 17 April 2016, the Orthodox Church celebrates the 5th Sunday of the Lent or of the Saint Pious Mary of Egypt. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania delivered a sermon in the chapel of the Patriarchal Residence dedicated to Saint Gregory the Enlightener, in which he emphasised the spiritual meanings of the Bible texts…

Apr 17, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

His Beatitude Daniel: „God is not only Good, but also Beautiful”

“We believe that God is not only Good, but also Beautiful. Beauty is a dimension of the presence of the Glory of God in the human’s soul: light, kindness and permanent joy. This is why, in the Orthodox Church we pray especially for those who love the beauty of the House of God. Beauty is…

Apr 15, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

Academic Honorary Degree of the Polytechnic University to Patriarch Daniel

Today, 14 April 2016, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church was awarded the Doctor Honoris Causa degree of the Polytechnic University in Bucharest. The award ceremony of the academic title to the Patriarch of Romania took place at the Museum of the Patriarchs in the Patriarchal Residence, in the presence of Rector…

Apr 15, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu

The Patriarch of Romania participates in the celebrations marking the 150th anniversary of the Romanian Academy

Apr 14, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The Patriarch of Romania at the Chapel of the National Cathedral

Apr 14, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu