Patriarch Daniel urges parents to share childcare and household responsibilities equally during Bucharest clergy conference

“Mothers make a special contribution to their children’s development, while fathers are called to be attentive, active and responsible. Raising children is a shared responsibility,” His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel said on Monday, at the conclusion of the first day of the pastoral-missionary conference for clergy of the Archdiocese of Bucharest.

“A mother’s self-sacrificing love for her children must be accompanied by the support of her husband and the community, so that she does not have to carry the burden of these responsibilities alone,” His Beatitude continued.

The Romanian Patriarch’s address addressed both the themes of the Solemn Year of Pastoral Care for the Christian Family and the Commemorative Year of Holy Women in the Church Calendar (Myrrhbearers, Martyrs, Venerable Women, Wives and Mothers).

On family life Patriarch Daniel spoke about the spiritual aspects of family life, as well as the example of holy women, on Monday, November 2, 2026, at the opening of the autumn pastoral-missionary conference for priests of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. Photo credit: BASILICA / Mircea Florescu In addition to highlighting the complementary roles of mothers and fathers in…