Patriarch Daniil

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrates name day on Imbros with Romanian and Bulgarian Patriarchs

His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew celebrated his name day last Thursday on his native island of Imbros, Turkey, where he concelebrated the Divine Liturgy with Patriarch Daniel of Romania and Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria. Speaking about his heavenly patron, the Ecumenical Patriarch said that the Apostle Bartholomew “brought to Christ peoples, nations and different tongues.”…

Jun 15, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil attends Romanian National Day reception in Sofia

On Friday evening, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria attended a reception organized by the Romanian Embassy in Sofia to mark Romania’s National Day. The event gathered over 400 attendees, including Bulgaria’s Ministers of Defense, Internal Affairs, Tourism, and Energy; Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs; members of Parliament; leaders of Bulgarian state institutions; and Father…

Dec 2, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Centenary of Sofia’s St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral: A celebration of inter-Orthodox unity

On Saturday, the 100th anniversary of the consecration of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia marked a moment of inter-Orthodox communion. Alongside Patriarch Daniil of Bulgaria, hierarchs from most local Orthodox Churches participated in the celebration of St. Alexander Nevsky. His Grace Bishop Ieronim of Dacia Felix represented the Romanian Orthodox Church at the event. “Times…

Nov 25, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Church is among the most trusted institutions in Bulgaria, Gallup survey reveals

According to a Gallup International Balkans survey cited by the Bulgarian News Agency, the Church is one of the most trusted institutions in Bulgaria. The survey, conducted between August 1 and 9 on a sample of 802 people representing the population aged 18 and older, shows that respondents were divided as follows: 75.3% Orthodox Christians,…

Sep 17, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate delegation visits Sofia Embassy during enthronement of new Bulgarian Patriarch

The delegation of the Romanian Patriarchate invited for the enthronement of Bulgaria’s Patriarch Daniil also visited the Romanian Embassy in Sofia on Sunday. The delegation, consisting of His Eminence Hon Metropolitan Nifon, Archbishop of Târgoviște and Patriarchal Exarch, and Hierodeacon Nicolae Iftimiu, Patriarchal Counsellor and Director of the Basilica News Agency, was received by Her…

Jul 4, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniil’s first liturgy honours Bulgaria’s patron Saint John of Rila

The first Divine Liturgy celebrated by the newly enthroned Patriarch Daniil of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church was dedicated to the remembrance of the saint who protects Christians in the neighbouring country: St. John of Rila, the founder of Bulgarian monasticism. Patriarch Daniil served at St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia on Monday, the day the…

Jul 3, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu