On 20 May 2011, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel received His Eminence Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cracow, who was on a visit to Romania. His Eminence Metropolitan Ioan Robu, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bucharest and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Romania, was also present.
As former secretary of Pope John Paul II, His Eminence Cardinal Stanislaw Sziwisz remembered the unforgettable visit of the former Pontiff Sovereign to Bucharest (7 – 9 May 1999) and underlined its importance for the consolidation of the theological dialogue and of the relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Romanian Orthodox Church.
His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said that the two encounters between Patriarch Teoctist and Pope John Paul II in Bucharest (1999) and Vatican (2001) had favourable effects to the relations between the Romanian Orthodox faithful and the Catholic ones of Italy and of some other countries with a population Catholic in their majority.
The Patriarch of Romania emphasised the traditional friendly relations between the Romanian and Polish peoples and underlined the importance of the dialogue and practical co-operation between Churches for promoting peace, good understanding and solidarity with various Christian communities in distress.
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






















