The Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches from all around the world is taking place these days at the Orthodox Center of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambesy, near Geneva, Switzerland. His Beatitude Daniel,…
Address of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, delivered in the opening of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches, 22 January 2016, Chambésy, Switzerland: Your Holiness, Your Beatitudes, Your Eminences, Your Graces,…
From 22 to 27 January 2016, at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Chambésy, the works of the Synaxis of the Primates of the Orthodox Churches are being carried out. At the opening…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, has arrived this morning, 22 January 2016, to Geneva, Switzerland. From 22 to 28 January 2016, at the Orthodox Centre of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Chambésy, Geneva, will take…
The Coalition for the Family has gathered 825,000 signatures for the proposal of revising article 48, paragraph 1 of the Romanian Constitution in order to define marriage as the freely consented union between a man…
In these days, when many rural communities, especially in the Southeastern part of the country, are isolated due to the blizzard and the massive snowfalls, we call on the diocesan centres, the clergy and the…
Message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church at the anniversary of 40 years since the setting up of the Romanian Orthodox parish of the “Nativity of the Lord”, Munich, Germany (17…
His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of Romania, officiated on Sunday, 17 January 2016, the Divine Liturgy in the princely Old Court Church (Patriarchal Parekklesion), on the feast of St. Pious Anthony the Great, protector of this…
Friday, 15 January 2016, at the Romanian Academy, homage was paid to the national poet Mihai Eminescu (1850–1889), through a solemn session dedicated to the National Culture Day on the theme “National Identity”. The president…
Saints Salome of Ujarma and Perozhavra of Sivnia were the helpers and closest companions of St. Nino, Enlightener of Georgia. St. Nino herself had converted them to the Christian Faith. Salome was the wife of…
The Romanian national poet Mihai Eminescu was commemorated on Friday, 15 January 2016, all across the country, on the 166th anniversary. In the Patriarchal Cathedral, the memorial service was officiated by His Grace Varlaam of…
The Holy and Sacred Synod further continued its deliberations today, January 14, 2016, chaired by His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew. During this session, it was unanimously decided that, for the sake of restoring unity, Metropolitan…
On 14 January 2016, the synodal hall of the patriarchal residence of Bucharest hosted the first working session of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church of this year, held under the chairmanship of…
The members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church gathered Thursday, 14 January 2016, in working session at the Patriarchal Residence in Bucharest. During the meeting, they have discussed different aspects regarding the…
Discussions took place at the Phanar, on Tuesday and Wednesday, 12-13 January 2016, between the two sides of the Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia, which until yesterday had been in dissension following…
The Romanian Patriarchate has learned with much sorrow of the terrorist attack, which took place on 12 January 2016 in the historical center of Istanbul, and caused the death of ten innocent people and injuries…
The Romanian Patriarchate has taken note with concern of the critical situation of the Bodnariu family in Norway due to the forced separation of the five children from their parents, following the decision of the…
The Holy Synod of the Patriarchate of Antioch, during its consultative session held on Monday, 11 January 2016, in Balamand, discussed on the works of the Pan-Orthodox Synod that is to take place later this…