Tennis champion Simona Halep received distinction from Patriarch Daniel

Patriarch Daniel of Romania bestowed the Patriarchal Cross to tennis champion Simona Halep, who won at Wimbledon on July 13. This is the Romanian Orthodox Church highest distinction for lay people. During his address to the champion, the Patriarch said, « the Church, dear Simona, greatly appreciates the fact that you profess publicly the Orthodox Christian faith through the sign of the Holy Cross, thus showing that you faithfully represent the