Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel: The Myrrhbearers are models for Christian women

In a message for the third Sunday after Pascha, April 30, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his gratitude to all Christian women for their work in the Church and society.  The Holy Myrrhbearers are models for Christian women: full text Christ is risen! On the third Sunday after the feast of the Resurrection of…

Apr 27, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Outgoing apostolic nuncio in Romania meets with Patriarch Daniel

The outgoing papal envoy to Romania, Monsignor Miguel Maury Buendía, met with His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on the second day of Holy Pascha, April 17, 2023. His Excellency stated that he wanted the Patriarch of Romania to be the first person to bid farewell to after ending his diplomatic mission in Romania. “I spent more…

Apr 24, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Before being a feast, our Pascha is a Person – Jesus Christ

“The Ressurection, before being an event, is a Person. It is Jesus Christ Himself,” said His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel during the Easter midnight vigil while reflecting on the Saviour’s words: “I am the resurrection and the life.” “The Jewish Passover remembered the Jewish people crossing the Red Sea, escaping from the slavery of Pharaoh, from…

Apr 24, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel sends irenic letter on the Feast of the Resurrection 2023

On the occasion of the Feast of the Resurrection 2023, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sends an irenic letter to His Holiness Bartholomaios, the Ecumenical Patriarch.  Similar letters were sent to all the heads of Orthodox Autocephalous Churches.  Full text: Bucharest, Holy Easter 2023 His Holiness Bartholomaios, Archbishop of Constantinople –…

Apr 13, 2023Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel’s 2023 Easter message: Holy Pascha illuminates the whole life of the Church and of every Christian (VIDEO)

In his Easter message, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel asked for more care for vulnerable people, especially the poor and sick persons. He also remembered that the Resurrection of Christ filled every created thing with its ultimate meaning. “The Feast of Holy Pascha illuminates the whole life of the Church and of every Christian,” underlined the…

Apr 13, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Live the life of Christ: Patriarch Daniel explains the mystagogical meaning of Holy Week

The Feast of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem connects the Lenten period with the beginning of a mystagogic, mystical period, the Romanian Patriarch explained on Palm Sunday. “Until now, the period of forty days has been one of asceticism, hardships, and fasting,” His Beatitude said. Patriarch Daniel explained that “asceticism” was translated into…

Apr 12, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: The Palm Sunday procession reminds us we are transient

Hundreds of clerics and believers participated last weekend in Bucharest’s traditional Palm Sunday procession. The event started at Radu Vodă Monastery and ended at the Patriarchal Cathedral. The pilgrims, led by the Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, were welcomed on the Patriarchate’s Hill by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, who blessed the festal icon of…

Apr 11, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Believers invited to this year’s Palm Sunday Procession in Bucharest

On Saturday, April 8, 2023, on the eve of the great feast of the Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem, the Romanian Patriarchate and the Archdiocese of Bucharest will organise the Palm Sunday procession in Bucharest, inviting hierarchs, priests, monastics, and lay believers from Romania’s capital and Ilfov county to take part. This religious and missionary event…

Apr 6, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with new Portuguese Ambassador to Bucharest Paulo Cunha Alves

On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed His Excellency Mr Paulo Cunha Alves, the Ambassador of Portugal to Romania, on a presentation visit at the Patriarchal Residence. The Ambassador thanked the Patriarch of Romania for his hospitality and complimented the excellent historical ties between Romania and Portugal. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel praised…

Apr 6, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Outgoing Swiss Ambassador pays farewell call on Patriarch of Romania

On Thursday, March 30, 2023, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed His Excellency Arthur Mattli, the outgoing Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to Romania, on a farewell visit. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his joy to meet Mr Arthur Mattli again, complimented him on his extensive diplomatic activity in Romania, and thanked him for contributing to…

Apr 4, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel meets with Secretary of State for Romanians abroad

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the Secretary of State for relations with Romanians abroad, Gheorghe Cârciu, at his patriarchal residence on March 29, 2023. After the meeting, Secretary of State Gheorghe Cârciu highlighted the excellent collaboration between the Church and his department. “Preserving the identity of Romanians outside the borders through educational projects, promoting culture…

Apr 4, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu