Today, 11 September 2011, 14.30 hours, Germany’s time, 15.30 hours Romania’s time, after celebrating the Divine Liturgy and laying the foundation stone to the new church, which will be built in Munich, in Aubing district, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, accompanied by the official delegation, participated in the evocation of the event of 11 September 2001. The commemoration was organised within the 25th meeting of Sant’Egidio Community, in Munich, with the participation of many officials, Orthodox Bishops of Germany, representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Evangelical Church of Bavaria.

The opening speech of this event was delivered by Cardinal Reinhard Marx; then in the end of this remembrance time, a hymn of friendship was sung.

After the evocation of the events of 11 September 2001, there followed a meeting that His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel had, together with nine other personalities, with the President of Germany, His Excellency Christian Wulf, as Deacon Teodor Gradinaciuc, present in Munich, informed us. It was private meeting, where the press has no access.

The third day of the canonical visit continued with the participation of His Beatitude in the 25th International Meeting for Peace organised by Sant’Egidio Community, on the theme “Bound to Live Together”. The opening festivity began at 17.30 hours, when the Patriarch of Romania addressed a message entitled Wisdom for Co-Inhabiting.

Tonight, at 20.00 hours, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel met Dr. Hort Seehofer, Prime Minister of Bavaria land.

Tomorrow, the Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church will deliver a lecture entitled “Theological Dialogue and Ecumenical Co-operation”, within the forum on the theme “Christian Unity and Love for the poor”, organised as part of the International Meeting for Peace, where Mrs. Dr. Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, will participate too.