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Patriarch urges Romanians abroad to gratefully honour the confessors of Orthodox faith

On the Sunday of Romanian migrants, which will be celebrated this year on August 20, His Beatitude Daniel, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church, addresses the Romanian clergy and faithful living abroad, urging them to honour with gratitude the memory of all those who have professed Orthodox faith during difficult times. Please find below the…

Aug 17, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate urges people to give blood

As a response to the report of several medical units and transfusion centres in Romania regarding a decrease in the number of donors during this period, the Romanian Patriarchate renews its appeal to the clergy and the faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Church to give blood. At this time, there is an acute need for…

Aug 10, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Romanian Patriarchate urges protection of children’s life and health

The discovery of the vaccine as a method of prevention and medical treatment was a very important step made by modern medicine. Thus, very serious illnesses have been eradicated, millions of lives have been saved and the people’s quality of life has improved significantly. Vaccines are of particular importance in the prevention of diseases and…

Aug 8, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel urges to pray for Church discipline and unity

The Statute and Regulations Committee of the Romanian Orthodox Church held its working session on 27-28 July 2017 at the patriarchal residence in Bucharest. The Patriarch of Romania chaired the meeting, during which were studied the statutory and regulatory provisions regarding the discipline of clergymen of all degrees: deacons, priests, and bishops. In this regard,…

Jul 28, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel: Christ urges us to free our soul from the tyranny of exclusive worries

In his homily delivered on the third Sunday after Pentecost, His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel pointed to the fact that the pursuit of the Kingdom of God ought to be a priority for every Christian. The true sense of Christian life and the way we must live our life as spiritually free people are concentrated in…

Jun 26, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

‘Let us not live selfishly! Let us open ourselves to God’s love and help our neighbours’, Patriarch urges

The purpose of human earthly life is the preparation for heavenly life, Patriarch Daniel said Sunday in his homily delivered during the Divine Liturgy celebrated at the Romanian Saints Hall of the Patriarchal Residence. His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel reflected on the Bible readings, explaining that the Kingdom of Heaven is not a matter of eating…

Jun 19, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Bishop Timotei of Prahova: The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord urges us all to raise up our mind and heart to God

Many believers from Bucharest attended the Divine Liturgy celebrated May 25 at the Patriarchal Cathedral by His Grace Timotei of Prahova, Assistant Bishop to the Archdiocese of Bucharest. In his homily, His Grace focused on the spiritual beauty and significance of the glorious feast of the Ascension of the Lord. He reflected on the tie…

May 26, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Patriarch Daniel of Romania urges support for the traditional family

Family as the foundation of human society is ever at the centre of the Church’s pastoral and social mission. Patriarch Daniel of Romania has supported consistently and vocally those traditional families struggling to cope with the multiple challenges and crises of modern society. The family is in a fragile and difficult situation, the Patriarch stresses,…

Feb 15, 2017Aurelian Iftimiu

Holy Synod urges the faithful for charity during Nativity Fast

The members of the Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church urge the faithful and the clergy of the Romanian Patriarchate to organise, during the Nativity Fast, collection of money, food, clothes and medicine for disadvantaged families with many children, affected families, children in orphanages, elderly and sick people, lonely persons hospitalized in nursing homes…

Nov 25, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Christian Family is a Blessing of the Love of God for Humanity

On the International Children’s Day (June 1, 2016) and the Sunday of Parents and Children (June 5, 2016), the Patriarch of Romania addresses a message in which he points out the need to cultivate a harmonious relationship between parents and children: Christ is risen! The Holy Synod of the Romanian Orthodox Church has declared the…

Jun 3, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu

Ecumenical Patriarch urges the plenitude of the Church to pray for the Holy and Great Council (video)

His Holiness Bartholomew, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, addressed a message to all the members of the Orthodox Church referring to the Holy and Great Council, which will convene during 16-27 June 2016 in Crete. His Holiness fervently asks all faithful, clergy and laity, men and women, young and old, to pray for this important event of Orthodoxy.…

May 16, 2016Aurelian Iftimiu