Patriarch Daniel

Photo gallery: Thousands attend Paschal midnight office at Patriarchal Cathedral in Bucharest

Thousands of believers attended the Paschal midnight office led by His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel at the Sts Constantine and Helen Cathedral in Bucharest on Saturday night, April 27-28, 2019. Photography courtesy of Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu

Apr 28, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Chrism is the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life, Patriarch Daniel says

After leading the sanctification of the Holy Chrism on Maundy Thursday, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel spoke about its meaning and use in the Orthodox Church, noting that the Holy Chrism is ‘the foundation and the source of the sanctification of Church life’. On Thursday, April 25, 2019, the Patriarch of Romania together with other hierarchs…

Apr 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch blesses new reliquary for holy relics of St Philothea of Argeș

On Thursday, April 25, 2019, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel blessed the new silver reliquary where the holy relics of Saint Philothea of Argeș will be kept. During a service held at the All Romanian Saints Hall of the Patriarchal Residence, Patriarch Daniel offered prayers and sprinkled with holy water the shrine in the presence of…

Apr 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania Patriarch Easter Pastoral Letter: Persecuted Orthodox Romanians received power from the Eucharist

In his Easter pastoral letter, the Patriarch of Romania has explained that Eucharist always offered to the persecuted Orthodox Romanians the power to love in a sacrificial way and to remain united with the crucified and risen Christ in history and in eternity. Given that in 2019 the Romanian Patriarchate commemorates the Solemn Year of…

Apr 26, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Ahead of Easter, Patriarch Daniel publishes a message of hope and joy

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel of Romania wrote a message for all Orthodox Christians in honour of the holiday. Like in last year’s message, Patriarch Daniel brings attention to people in need, highlighting the easy ways of comforting them especially during Easter, which is a ‘celebration of peace and joy’. He also stressed that the resurrection…

Apr 24, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Everything that is beautiful in the church is a sign of Christ’s adoration: Patriarch of Romania on Palm Sunday

The Patriarch of Romania during the Divine Liturgy on Palm Sunday told the faithful that the beautiful vestments, liturgical objects, icons and painting are signs of Christ’s adoration, which does not oppose the care for the poor as the Saviour Himself said. Patriarch Daniel explained this fact by recalling that Mary took a pound of…

Apr 22, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania Patriarch laments ‘cruelest expression of dehumanizing violence’ of Sri Lanka attack

The Patriarch of Romania denounced the ‘cruelest expression of dehumanizing violence and alienation from God’ of the Sunday slaughter of Christians and foreigners in Sri Lanka as Catholics celebrate Easter by lamenting the bloodshed and violence afflicting the world. ‘We received with deep sorrow the news about the devastating attacks in Sri Lanka, a tragedy…

Apr 21, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: We took the profession of faith out of church walls and showed it publicly to the city

‘We took the profession of our faith out of church walls and showed it publicly to the city,’ the Patriarch of Romania told the people gathered on the Patriarchate’s Hill in Bucharest at the conclusion of the annual Palm Sunday procession, a day before the Orthodox Church commemorates Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem. ‘This beautiful…

Apr 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

Basilica photos: Selection of pictures from this year’s Bucharest Palm Sunday procession

Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. Foto credit: Basilica.ro / Raluca Ene

Apr 20, 2019Raluca-Emanuela Ene

Thousands flood Bucharest to remember Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem: VIDEO

Thousands of clergy and believers lined the streets of Bucharest to remember Christ’s glorious Entry into Jerusalem but also to profess their faith publicly during the annual Palm Sunday procession on Saturday afternoon. The worshipers walked from Radu Voda Monastery where palm branches and willow branches were blessed during a short service officiated by the…

Apr 20, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu

New Israeli Ambassador to Bucharest meets with Romanian Patriarch Daniel

On Tuesday, April 16, 2019, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, welcomed His Excellency David Saranga, the new Ambassador of Israel to Romania, at his patriarchal residence in Bucharest. The meeting was attended by Mrs. Tova Ben Nun Cherbis, the president of Laude-Reut educational complex in Bucharest. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel noted…

Apr 16, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu