Interreligious Dialogue

Patriarch Daniel: Unity, cooperation and communion constitute a sure path toward strengthening peace in the Middle East

His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church sent on Monday an official message on the occasion of the opening session of the World Congress of Syriac Studies and the International Conference on Christian Arabic Studies that took place at the Romanian Palace of Parliament in Bucharest. The message was read by His Eminence…

Aug 3, 2026Mihail Pătrășcanu

Orthodox Churches mark 10th anniversary of historic Holy and Great Council of Crete

Tuesday, June 16, marks the tenth anniversary of the Holy and Great Council of Crete, the only gathering of its kind held by the Orthodox Church in the 21st century. The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church brought together hierarchs from ten of the fourteen autocephalous Orthodox Churches on the island of Crete.…

Jun 16, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges unity and social peace on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Patriarch Daniel has issued a strong message calling for unity, social peace and the defence of human dignity as a representative of the Romanian Orthodox Church took part in ceremonies marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the commemoration of the anti-Jewish pogrom in Bucharest on Monday. The Patriarch underlined that authentic social harmony can only…

Jan 27, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s religious leaders and Government meet to tackle antisemitism and hate speech

Representatives of the religious denominations officially recognised in Romania and government officials met on Friday to discuss the prevention and combating of antisemitism and other forms of intolerance. The delegate of His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel, Primate of the Romanian Orthodox Church, was His Grace Patriarchal Auxiliary Bishop Varlaam of Ploiești, the Holy Synod’s general secretary.…

Jan 19, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch marks 50 years of Jewish–Orthodox dialogue: We encounter one another in a field of learning, trust, and hope

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I said on the occasion of 50 years of dialogue between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity that relations between the two religious traditions are built in a space of learning, trust and hope. Speaking on December 8 at the opening of the 12th International Academic Consultation between Judaism and Orthodox Christianity, the Patriarch…

Dec 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Christian and Muslim leaders mark 10 years of Aqaba Process at Jordan Conference

Christian and Muslim religious leaders from the Balkans and the Middle East gathered last week in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to mark the 10th anniversary of the Aqaba Process, an international initiative aimed at promoting interreligious dialogue and peaceful coexistence. The international conference, titled “The Aqaba Process – Balkan Interreligious Dialogue,” was held on…

Dec 15, 2025Aurelian Iftimiu

Oradea hosts meeting of religious representatives. Romanian Gov’t to fund religious denominations for socio-medical projects

The Roman Catholic Episcopal Palace in Oradea hosted a meeting on Tuesday between representatives of religious denominations and the Romanian government. The State Secretariat for Religious Affairs organised the event, which included key announcements, such as the government’s decision to fund socio-medical establishments run by religious groups. Ciprian-Vasile Olinici, Secretary of State for Religious Affairs,…

Oct 10, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch of Alexandria speaks at International Conference on Interreligious Dialogue in Vienna

His Beatitude Patriarch Theodoros of Alexandria and All Africa Tuesday attended the Conference on Promoting peaceful coexistence and common citizenship organized in Vienna by the International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue – KAICIID. The conference created a first-ever joint action plan for Arab religious leaders to lead the way in repairing the divisions created by extremists,…

Mar 1, 2018Aurelian Iftimiu