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Romanian Academy holds Solemn Session | Patriarch Daniel speaks about the Church’s involvement in achieving national independence

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, participated Tuesday in the solemn session held at the Romanian Academy entitled 140 years since Romania proclaimed its independence. Royalty in Romania. Academician Victor Spinei opened the session that took place at the Aula of the Romanian Academy. The Patriarch as honorary member of the Academy…

May 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, pays visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, received Thursday, 30 March 2017, at the Palace of the Patriarchate, His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, who is currently paying a visit to Romania. His Beatitude expressed his joy over Prince Charles having included the Romanian Patriarchate in his official visit to Romania, underscoring…

Mar 31, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

His Royal Highness Charles, Prince of Wales, pays visit to the Romanian Patriarchate

Mar 30, 2017Robert Nicolae

Founders of the Union of Bessarabia with Romania commemorated at the Patriarchal Cathedral

On the 99th anniversary of the proclamation of the Union of Bessarabia with the Kingdom of Romania, the founders of the Union were commemorated Saturday at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. The V. Rev. Archimandrite Veniamin Goreanu, patriarchal adviser at the Office of the Holy Synod, conducted the memorial service on 25 March 2017. Archimandrite…

Mar 27, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Five bells of the National Cathedral to be cast in Austria next month

21 April 2017 will be a day of major significance for the Romanian Orthodox Church. Five of the bells of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral will be cast at the Grassmayr Bell Foundry in Innsbruck, Austria. According to engineer Corneliu Revencu, representative of Grassmayr Bellfoundry in Romania, the five bells of the National Cathedral will…

Mar 16, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch John X of Antioch: St Anthimos represents a loving icon, under which gather the faithful of the Churches in Romania, Georgia and Antioch

On the feast of Saint Anthimos the Ivirite (Iberian), 27 September 2016, His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch, presided over the Divine Liturgy officiated in an outdoor altar, next to the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest. His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and Metropolitan John of Rustavi, delegate of His Beatitude Ilia II,…

Oct 4, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Saint Anthimos the Ivirite honoured in Bucharest

Sep 27, 2016Robert Nicolae

Antioch, Romania and Georgia united in liturgical prayers. Saint Anthimos the Ivirite honoured in Bucharest (Video)

Hundreds of faithful were present at the Divine Liturgy officiated Tuesday, 27 September 2016, in Bucharest, on the feast of Hieromartyr Saint Anthimos the Ivirite. His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and all East, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, and Metropolitan John of Rustavi, representative of the Patriarch of Georgia, concelebrated. Several Antiochian,…

Sep 27, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

The commemoration of the Fântâna Albă massacre

The victims of Fântâna Alba massacre which took place in 1941 were commemorated on Friday, 1 April 2016. A memorial service was officiated at the monument situated in the Ukrainian village of Bila Krynytsya by V. Rev. Archim. Melchisedec Velnic, abbot of Putna Monastery, together with an assembly of Romanian and Ukrainian priests. This year…

Apr 1, 2016Gheorghe Anghel

Commemoration Service for the Authors of the Union of Bessarabia with the Mother Country

On 27 March 1918, the Country Council, the body that was leading Bessarabia at the time, proclaimed the union of the territory with the Romanian Kingdom. Today, 26 March 2016, a commemoration service was celebrated, at the Patriarchal Cathedral, for the authors of the union of Bessarabia with the mother country. The religious service was…

Mar 26, 2016Iulian Dumitraşcu