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Romanian Chamber speaker commends Patriarch Daniel’s vision, Church’s role in public life

Romanian Chamber of Deputies President Sorin-Mihai Grindeanu praised Patriarch Daniel’s leadership and the Romanian Orthodox Church’s contribution to public life in a message marking the Patriarch’s 75th birthday. In a congratulatory letter released Wednesday, Grindeanu thanked the Patriarch for his “steadfast commitment and tireless dedication” to strengthening the Church’s role in Romanian society, highlighting its…

Jul 23, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Senate president commends Patriarch Daniel’s leadership, support for Church’s mission

The President of the Romanian Senate Mircea Abrudean sent a congratulatory message to Patriarch Daniel on Wednesday, praising the Romanian Orthodox leader’s vision and describing the Church as “a source of hope” under his leadership. In his message marking the Patriarch’s 75th birthday, Abrudean expressed the Senate’s appreciation for Patriarch Daniel’s pastoral ministry and reaffirmed…

Jul 23, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Parliament recognises martyred Orthodox archpriest Aurel Munteanu as national hero

Romania’s Chamber of Deputies passed legislation on Tuesday declaring Archpriest Aurel Munteanu a martyr and hero of the Romanian nation. The law also establishes the Day of the Romanian Martyrs of Huedin, to be commemorated annually on 10 September. The bill was approved by an overwhelming majority, receiving 276 votes in favour, one against and…

Jul 1, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romania’s Senate marks 162 years since establishment; Orthodox Metropolitan was first president

Romania’s Senate marks 162 years since its establishment on Tuesday, June 17. The institution’s first president was Metropolitan Nifon Rusailă of Hungro-Wallachia, who later became Romania’s first Primate Metropolitan. The upper chamber of Parliament was created in 1864 at the initiative of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza through the “Developing Statute of the Paris Convention,” according…

Jun 17, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian lower house speaker meets Jerusalem Patriarch during official Israel visit

Sorin Grindeanu, Speaker of Romania’s Chamber of Deputies, met last Wednesday with His Beatitude Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Patriarch of Jerusalem. The meeting took place during an official visit to Israel by the Romanian parliamentary delegation, which also included Romania’s health minister and several members of parliament. “The first visit was to His Beatitude Patriarch…

Feb 9, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian MP meets Bessarabia Metropolitan, pledges support

His Eminence Metropolitan Petru of Bessarabia, on Wednesday, received an official visit at his residence in Chişinău from a delegation from Bucharest led by Adrian Felician Cozma, Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies in Romania’s Parliament. The official was accompanied by Lavinia Felicia Năstase and Claudiu-Ion Chelcea, First Secretary at the Romanian Embassy in the…

Jan 22, 2026Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges the Orthodox parliamentarians gathered in Bucharest to promote justice, peace, and human dignity

Protos. Augustin Coman, Patriarchal Counsellor and Coordinator of the External Church Relations Department of the Romanian Patriarchate, conveyed on Tuesday the message of His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, to the participants in the annual session of General Assembly of the Interparliamentary Assembly on Orthodoxy. „We encourage you to continue working together…

Jun 3, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

President Nicușor Dan sworn into office; Patriarch Daniel offers prayer for Romania and its leaders

On Monday, Nicușor Dan took the oath of office as President of Romania before the joint chambers of the Romanian Parliament. The solemn oath, established by law, was the following: “I solemnly swear to dedicate all my strength and wisdom to the spiritual and material advancement of the Romanian people; to uphold the Constitution and…

May 26, 2025Ștefana Totorcea

Patriarch Daniel consecrates chapel dedicated to St Andrew inside Romanian Parliament

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel consecrated a chapel dedicated to Saint Andrew inside Romania’s Parliament on Monday evening. After the consecration service, Patriarch Daniel referred to the existence of chapels in different parliaments worldwide, inside airports, near hospitals, or in other public spaces. His Beatitude defined these spaces of recollection as “sources of peace, joy, and…

Mar 28, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Orthodox chapel to be inaugurated inside Romania’s Parliament on March 25

The Romanian Parliament will have an Orthodox chapel that will be consecrated on March 25, on the feast of the Annunciation, the acting president of the Chamber of Deputies, Alfred Simonis, announced on Monday, the National Press Agency Agerpres reports. Orthodox chapel inside the Parliament “It is a space within the Parliament building. At my…

Mar 12, 2024Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel attends Parliament solemn session marking Centennial of Unified Romania Constitution

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel on Monday attended a solemn session held at the Romanian Parliament to mark the Centennial of the Constitution of Unified Romania (1923-2023). His Beatitude addressed the participants after the President of Romania and recalled the importance of the fundamental law adopted in 1923 for church life. “The great changes in a…

Mar 28, 2023Aurelian Iftimiu