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Message by Romanian Patriarch Daniel at the reception of His Beatitude Teophilos III

Welcome speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, addressed to His Beatitude Teophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, in the Patriarchal Cathedral “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen”, Bucharest, 29 November 2018: Your Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem and All Palestine, On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod of the…

Nov 29, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

The National Cathedral – A practical liturgical need and a symbol in honour of Romanian Heroes

The old patriarchal cathedral on the Hill of the Metropolis in Bucharest was built as a monastery church during 1656-1658 by Prince Constantin Șerban Basarab. In 1658, at the time when the monastery’s church was consecrated in honour of the Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen by Patriarch Macarios III Zaim of Antioch[1], there were only…

Nov 26, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Patriarch Daniel: Saint Andrew has built the Cathedral

Recalling the bringing of the honourable head of Saint Andrew to Bucharest in 2011, and the presence of his holy hand for the National Cathedral’s inauguration, Patriarch Daniel on Sunday said that it is Saint Andrew who has helped the building of the Cathedral. ‘Saint Andrew the Apostle has built the cathedral using the skills…

Nov 25, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

HAH Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visits Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate: VIDEO

Saturday evening, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited the Basilica Media Centre of the Romanian Patriarchate, meeting with the staff and offering his patriarchal blessings. “I admire the organization, I congratulate all of you working here, but above all and especially I congratulate His Beatitude my dear brother Patriarch Daniel for inspiring all of you…

Nov 24, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Message by Romanian Patriarch Daniel at the solemn meeting of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church

The Speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at the solemn meeting of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, Synodal Hall, Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest, 24 November 2018: Your Holiness, On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church, we welcome you at this solemn meeting of…

Nov 24, 2018Sorin Ioniţe

Ecumenical Patriarch officially welcomed by Patriarch Daniel at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest: VIDEO

His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Friday was officially welcomed at the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania. The church bells rang at noon announcing the arrival of the two delegations of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and of the Holy Metropolis of Patra invited to Bucharest for the consecration of the…

Nov 23, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu

Welcome to Romania! – Message by Romanian Patriarch Daniel at the reception of foreign delegations

Welcome speech of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, at the reception of foreign delegations at the “Holy Emperors Constantine and Helen“ Patriarchal Cathedral, Bucharest, 23 November 2018: Your Holiness Bartholomew, Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, Your Eminence Chrysostomos, Metropolitan of Patra, On behalf of the members of the Holy Synod…

Nov 23, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrives in Romania 

The Honourable Hand of Saint Andrew the First-Called arrived Friday morning in Bucharest being brought for the consecration of Romania’s National Cathedral, an event that will be recorded by history. The reliquary containing the Honourable Hand of Romania’s Patron Saint was brought by a delegation of the Greek Orthodox Church, led by Metropolitan Chrysostomos of…

Nov 23, 2018Iulian Dumitraşcu

Abbot Ephraim of Vatopedi in good health following car accident

Archimandrite Ephraim, the abbot of the Athonite Vatopedi Monastery, was hospitalized after a car accident that occurred early in the afternoon yesterday outside the town of Grevena in Northern Greece. Besides Abbot Ephraim, there were two other hieromonks in the car. The driver was a layman. Coming out of a tunnel, the car slipped on…

Nov 20, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Patriarch of Alexandria celebrates Divine Liturgy in Sierra Leone

On Sunday 11th November 2018, His Beatitude Theodoros II, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa celebrates the Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral St Eleftherios in the centre of the city of Freetown, in Sierra Leone. Participating in the Divine Liturgy were His Eminence George Metropolitan of Guinea, Archimandrites Themistocles Adamopoulos and Athanasios Kayembe…

Nov 19, 2018Florin Nicolaie

Holy Angels announce within time God’s eternal will for humans’ salvation – Patriarch Daniel

On Thursday, November 8, 2018, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated at St Elijah Church in Bucharest’s Rahova neighbourhood where he spoke about the role played by the holy angels in the economy of salvation. ‘The Holy Angels announce within time the will of the eternal God for the salvation of humans,’…

Nov 14, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu