Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel congratulates Basilica Media Centre for its rich and responsible ministry

The Feast of the Holy Trinity is also the patronal feast of the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate. On this occasion, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel addressed a message of congratulations for the institution’s rich and responsible activity on Monday. “We joyfully congratulate those who work with passion and dedication in the Basilica Media…

Jun 6, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Palliative care values persons beyond their social or material efficiency

Addressing the clergy of the Bucharest Archdiocese earlier this week, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel offered the example of many countries in Central and Eastern Europe where there is “a reluctance towards palliative care centres because they do not contribute so much to recovery but to the reduction of pain or suffering.” A similar approach can…

Jun 2, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel stresses importance of prayer of parents, grandparents for children in special message to families

On the occasion of the Sunday of Parents and Children, observed in the Romanian Patriarchate on the first Sunday following June 1, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has sent a message to Christian families. The Patriarch of Romania used his message to highlight “Christian family in the paternal love of God”, also urging parents and their…

Jun 2, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel offers three pastoral priorities for the spiritual care of the elderly

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel opened the spring session of the pastoral-missionary Conference of the Archdiocese of Bucharest with a message about the spiritual significance of the presence of the elderly in the lives of young people. The pastoral-missionary Conference gathered clergy members from throughout the Archdiocese of Bucharest at the Patriarchal Palace on May 29-30,…

May 31, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel points to 535-year-old Voronet Monastery as God’s gift and “symbol of Romanian soul”

In a message to the participants at a Symposium organised last week by Voroneț Monastery and the Archdiocese of Suceava and Radauti, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that the monastery, which was enlisted as UNESCO world heritage site 30 years ago, is a blessed gift from God and serves as “identity card of the beauty…

May 30, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel addresses Romanians everywhere: Great geographical distances should not produce spiritual alienation

To commemorate the Day of Romanians Everywhere, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, released an address on Sunday, May 28. In his message, Patriarch Daniel expressed his desire for Romanians to have harmonious coexistence with the citizens of the countries of adoption, “especially now when, in many places in the world, the…

May 30, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel welcomes Romanian Ambassador to Cyprus at his patriarchal residence

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Excellency Dan Mihalache, the Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Cyprus, at the Patriarchal Residence on Wednesday. The Ambassador of Romania to the Republic of Cyprus offered details about the topics discussed with the Patriarch on his Facebook page: “I discussed with His Beatitude about the problems of…

May 26, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

18th-century Wallachian Metropolitan and Hieromartyr Neophyte the Cretan officially proclaimed a Saint

The Hieromartyr Neophyte the Cretan, who served as Metropolitan of Wallachia during 1738-1753, was officially proclaimed a Saint during a Sunday ceremony at the Patriarchal Cathedral’s patronal feast in Bucharest. The patriarchal auxiliary bishop Varlaam of Ploiești read out the tomos on the canonisation of the new saint. The canonisation ceremony took place on a…

May 23, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Athonite monks present Patriarch Daniel with relic of Ven. Dionisie Ignat

On Saturday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed two hieroschemamonks from St George – Colciu cell on Mount Athos: Fr Dionisie Alb, the cell’s hegumen, and Fr. Dionisie Florea. The Athonite fathers presented the Patriarch of Romania with a fragment of the honourable head of Elder Dionisie Ignat. Patriarch Daniel granted them the second highest distinction…

May 22, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel’s message for the Coronation of King Charles III: “A true friend of the Romanian people”

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent a message on Saturday for the Coronation of King Charles III, whom His Beatitude calls “a true friend of the Romanian people”. Full text: Bucharest, 6 May 2023 His Majesty King CHARLES III Your Majesty, On the occasion of the solemn moment of Your Majesty’s…

May 8, 2023Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch of Romania expresses solidarity and compassion over school shooting in Serbia

The Patriarch of Romania expressed his compassion and solidarity in a letter to Patriarch Porfirije of Serbia. We reproduce the full text: Bucharest, 4 May 2023, His Beatitude PORFIRIJE, Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of Belgrad-Karlovci, Serbian Patriarch Your Beatitude, Christ is Risen! The news of the tragic event that took place in the morning of…

May 4, 2023Iustin Gheorghe