Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel attends Parliament solemn session in honour of Romania’s National Day

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of the Romanian Orthodox Church attended the solemn sitting of the Parliament dedicated to the National Day of Romania on Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 24, 2021. The meeting, chaired by Senate Vice President Alina Gorghiu, began with the singing of the National Anthem. The presidents of the two legislative chambers, as well…

Nov 29, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel welcomes Germany’s new Ambassador to Romania

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel welcomed the newly appointed Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Romania, Peer Gebauer, at the Patriarchal Residence on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. The German Ambassador thanked the Patriarch for the honourable reception and appreciated the active role of the Romanian Orthodox Church in today’s society as an essential partner…

Nov 24, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel on heavenly powers: They have different qualities and ministries. They take human form to communicate more easily

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel referred to the qualities and ministries of the bodiless powers during his sermon at the Chapel of the Patriarchal Residence on the feast of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel on Monday. The Romanian Patriarch explained that the term ‘angels’ is generally used to refer to all heavenly bodiless powers, while…

Nov 9, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates his 30th enthronement anniversary

His Holiness Bartholomew I celebrated on Tuesday 30 years from his enthronement as Archbishop of Constantinople – the New Rome and as Ecumenical Patriarch. The 270th Patriarch of Constantinople was enthroned on November 2, 1991, at St. George Cathedral at the Phanar. Short biography Patriarch Bartholomew was born in 1940, on Imbros Island (Gökçeada, in…

Nov 2, 2021Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel urges responsible freedom during pandemic: The greatest gifts are health and salvation

“Everyone must be aware, free and responsible when their health is in danger because we do not know if we are prepared enough to go beyond. That is why the Desert Fathers asked God for an extra moment of life to repent,” the Patriarch of Romania cautioned on Wednesday, speaking about the healing works of…

Oct 27, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel sends condolences: Bishop Gurie distinguished himself by his vocation for dialogue and communion

Following the death of Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel expressed his to His Grace Assistant Bishop Nestor of Hunedoara and the members of the Diocesan Council and Assembly. The Patriarch of Romania expressed his grief over the repose of His Grace Bishop Gurie of Deva and Hunedoara, highlighting…

Oct 22, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges everyone to pray and take care of their health during the pandemic

In a message on Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel urged everyone to increase prayer during the pandemic. The Patriarch asked Romanians to follow the measures of sanitary protection and to listen to the advice of doctors. Patriarch Daniel’s call for prayera and health preservation: full text In this extremely difficult period, when our country is…

Oct 14, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges support for bereaved persons

“Let us not wait to be invited, just as Jesus was not invited to Nain, but He went to Nain to comfort, to bring relief to that suffering mother, telling her to weep no more,” Patriarch Daniel said on Sunday offering his reflections on the gospel passage from Luke 7:11-16 on the raising of the…

Oct 12, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel prayerfully remembers Fr. Dumitru Staniloae on the 28th anniversary of his repose

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel visited the cemetery of Cernica Monastery on Tuesday to officiate a memorial service at the tomb of one of his mentors, Father Dumitru Staniloae, marking the 28th anniversary of the repose of the great theologian proposed for canonization. The Romanian Patriarch also visited the graves of three Primate Metropolitans of the…

Oct 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel announces a centre for protection and promotion of Snagov monastery’s cultural heritage

In two years, Snagov Monastery will have a centre for protecting and promoting its cultural heritage. The announcement was made by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel during a visit to the monastery at the end of September occasioned by the commemoration of Wallachia’s Ruler Saint Neagoe Basarab. “It was found that there is a great need…

Oct 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Repaying evil with kindness seems unnatural for the fallen man

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on Sunday on the “unusual” command that the Saviour Jesus Christ gave in the Sermon on the Mount, that of loving one’s enemies (Luke 6:35). “We have an unusual command. No legislator in the world, throughout history, has ever commanded anyone to love their enemy. Therefore, the Saviour Jesus Christ…

Oct 5, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu