A condolence message from Bishop Siluan of Italy was published in Italian on the official website of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Italy following the passing of Pope Francis, who reposed on Monday, April 21,…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, sent on Sunday a message wishing Pope Francis a quick recovery. “We pray the Lord Jesus Christ, the Physician of our souls and bodies, to heal…
Following a recent statement by Pope Francis regarding the establishment of a common date for the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord, we wish to clarify that any consultation on the date of Easter…
Last week marked one year since Pope Francis visited for the first time Romania and met with Patriarch Daniel and other members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church. During the visit and…
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel thanked Pope Francis in a letter sent on April 23 for the medical equipment donated to the St John the New Hospital in Suceava. The donation, consisting of five lung ventilators,…
On his return flight from Romania, Pope Francis expressed his appreciation for the Romanian Patriarch Daniel. ‘You have a great patriarch,’ the pope told the Romanian journalists June 2, spending about 35 minutes with reporters…
Following his meeting with Patriarch Daniel and the Permanent Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church on Friday afternoon, Pope Francis drove to the National Cathedral in Bucharest where he was welcomed by thousands. Welcoming the…
Pope Francis met Patriarch Daniel and other bishops of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the Patriarchal Palace in Bucharest on Friday, May 31, 2019. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu
Pope Francis on Friday met with Patriarch Daniel and the Permanent Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church telling them he comes ‘as a pilgrim desirous of seeing the Lord’s face in the faces of my…
On the first day of his 3-day visit to Romania, Pope Francis prayed the ‘Our Father’ in Bucharest’s Orthodox People’s Salvation Cathedral and addressed the congregation. Here is the full text of his address: Your…