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Patriarch Daniel celebrated his birthday at the "Family" Cultural-Missionary Center: A moment of gratitudetranslated

July 22, 2026 · 1 min read

Blessed Father Patriarch Daniel celebrated his birthday on Wednesday during a work session at the Cultural-Missionary Center "Family" in the city of Pantelimon. His Beatitude stated that this day represents "a moment of gratitude to God".

The working meeting brought together the members of the Permanent Council of the National Church and of the Permanent Diocesan Council of the Archdiocese of Bucharest. The topic of the meeting was the stage of preparations for the International Meeting of Orthodox Youth (ITO) 2026, an event that will take place in Bucharest between August 31 and September 3.

A necessary place for dialogue Fr. Ștefan Ababei presented the history of the "Familia" Cultural-Missionary Center during the work session. 22.07.2026. Photo credit: Basilica.ro / Mircea Florescu At the end of the meeting, father Ștefan Ababei, patriarchal adviser, coordinator and director of the Cultural-Missionary Center "Familia", presented the evolution of the complex built on the site of the former hotel complex from Pantelimon and highlighted its transformation into a center dedicated to the pastoral, cultural and missionary activities of the Romanian Patriarchate.

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Васил Стефанов

Congratulations to Patriarch Daniel! It's interesting that they chose the "Familia" Center in Pantelimon for this meeting about ITO 2026, it seems to me a suitable place. Father Ștefan Ababei told a good story about how they transformed the old hotel into a missionary center, well done to them.

Тетяна Литвин

Thanks for the news. I liked that they held the meeting right at the "Family" Center in Pantelimon, where an old hotel was transformed into a mission place - as if this best shows what "family" means in the Church. Congratulations to Patriarch Daniel and let's pray that preparations for ITO 2026 go well.