Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel honours Cambridge Orthodox institute leaders for academic work

Fr Dragoș Herescu, Director of the Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS) in Cambridge, and Răzvan Porumb, the institute’s Deputy Director and Director of Research, received the Order of Faith and Communion from His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel. The decorations were presented during a visit to the Patriarchal Residence on the feast of St Demetrius the…

Nov 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

‘The future of the human person rests in God’s hands’: Patriarch Daniel’s message to Corinth conference on pseudo-spirituality

In a message to the 36th Pan-Orthodox Conference in Corinth, Greece, Patriarch Daniel addressed the challenges posed by magic, astrology, divination and other forms of contemporary pseudo-spirituality. His Grace Bishop Siluan, the Romanian Orthodox Bishop of Hungary, represented His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Conference and conveyed the patriarchal message to the participants. In his…

Nov 6, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox bishops in Benelux condemn attack on Jordanian church, discuss Christian persecution

Assistant Bishop Marc of Neamț, of the Romanian Orthodox Archdiocese of Western Europe, attended the 33rd meeting of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of Benelux, held on Wednesday in Brussels, Belgium. The hierarch attended as the representative of Metropolitan Iosif of Western and Southern Europe. Other participants included Metropolitan Isaak (Patriarchate of Antioch), Bishop…

Nov 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges parents to share childcare and household responsibilities equally during Bucharest clergy conference

“Mothers make a special contribution to their children’s development, while fathers are called to be attentive, active and responsible. Raising children is a shared responsibility,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Monday, at the conclusion of the first day of the pastoral-missionary conference for clergy of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. “A mother’s self-sacrificing love for…

Nov 5, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: True theology is a science of salvation and the Church’s missionary consciousness

Patriarch Daniel of Romania has called on Orthodox theology faculties to combine academic excellence with prayer, spiritual formation, and the Church’s pastoral mission, warning that theological education risks secularisation when it loses its connection to liturgical life. In a message to the 11th Congress of Orthodox Theology Faculties and Departments of the Romanian Patriarchate, held…

Nov 3, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Heaven and hell begin in our souls during earthly life

“Hell or heaven begins in our souls even in this world,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel warned on Sunday, explaining the parable our Saviour Jesus Christ told about the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus. “Today’s Gospel teaches us that our eternal happiness or unhappiness beyond the grave depends on how freely we live out the mystery…

Nov 2, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Orthodox Church convenes new National Church Assembly for 2026–2030

The Romanian Orthodox Church held its inaugural National Church Assembly meeting in Bucharest on Wednesday, establishing the body that will serve as one of the Church’s central deliberative authorities for the 2026–2030 term. His Grace Bishop Iachint of the Pacific, Assistant Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Diocese of Australia and New Zealand, led a Te…

Oct 30, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel tells Bucharest pilgrims that Christ offers His peace to all those who make sacrifices

“Christ the Lord grants His rest, or His peace, to all pilgrims who undertake the effort of travelling long distances and waiting in long queues to venerate the holy relics of the saints or their wonderworking icons,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Tuesday, as St Demetrius the New, the patron saint of Bucharest, was…

Oct 29, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea call us to holiness through prayer and compassionate love

Patriarch Daniel has urged Christians to strengthen family life through prayer, mutual care and practical support for those in need, saying that the examples of St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea show that holiness remains possible in every generation. In an address during the Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest on…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel calls for prayer and practical support for families at Bucharest pilgrimage

“Our encounter here and now with St Demetrius the New and St Elizabeth of Pasărea, through the veneration of their holy relics, shows us that God is at work in every generation and continually calls people to holiness,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel told participants in Saturday’s Way of the Saints procession in Bucharest. His Beatitude…

Oct 28, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel prays for world peace at the proclamation of a new feast: The Synaxis of the Holy Military Martyrs

Saint Demetrius the Myrrh-gusher was honoured on Monday at the outdoor altar of the Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania. The Divine Liturgy concluded with the official proclamation of a new feast added to the Romanian Orthodox Church calendar: the Synaxis of the Holy Military Martyrs. The message delivered by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on this…

Oct 27, 2026Ștefana Totorcea