On 19 July 2011, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received in an audience, at the Patriarchal Palace, His Eminence Ilarion, Metropolitan of Volokolamsk, President of the Department for Church External Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate.
During the first part of the meeting, various aspects of the inter-Orthodox relations were discussed, with special stress on the issues in the daily agenda of the Inter-Orthodox Preparatory Commission of the Holy Great Pan-Orthodox Synod.
Further on, topical themes of the bilateral relations between the two sister Orthodox Churches were also discussed. In this context, the need to intensify the dialogue and cooperation between the two Patriarchates was emphasised, through exchange of students, cultural projects and organisation of certain conferences and colloquia concerning the pastoral-missionary and social work of the Church in the contemporary secularised society.
Patriarchate News
Anniversaries
17 May 1855 NICOLAE IVAN, Bishop of Cluj, was born in Aciliu, county of Sibiu
16 May 1898 Priest and professor of theology GALACTION LIVIU MUNTEANU was born in Cristian, county of Braşov
16 May 1859 Theology professor BADEA CIREŞEANU was born in Spineni, county of Olt
Memorials
18 May 1861 SOFRONIE MICLESCU, Metropolitan of Moldova, passed away at Slatina Monastery (buried at Neamţ)
18 May 1917 Bishop CALIST IALOMIŢEANU (baptised Constantin) passed away in Bucharest
17 May 2000 Metropolitan and historian NESTOR VORNICESCU (baptised Nicolae) passed away in Craiova






















