His Beatitude joins local heads of the churches to discuss WCC proposal
By Heba Hrimat His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III virtually joined 19 October fellow Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem and representatives of the World Council of Churches to discuss matters related to WCC and their regional office in Jerusalem...
Saint Thecla: A symbol of chastity, asceticism and perseverance
An article by Heba Hrimat She’s widely celebrated and equally venerated and respected among the different churches of the world including the Orthodox, the Catholic and the Coptic. Saint Thecla whom we venerate today (September 24/October 7) is an apostle...
CORONA VIRUS IN THE HOLY LAND: A GREEK ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE
Link: CORONA VIRUS IN THE HOLY LAND: A GREEK ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE , by Anna Koulouris -- LSE Religion and Global Society blog, June 2020
THE PATRIARCHATE OF JERUSALEM PARTICIPATES IN THE TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF GREECE
A two-day conference was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, from 28th February to 1st March 2019, with the topic: “Religious –Ecclesiastical diplomacy in the 21st century” / “Depicting Political Principles and suggestions for a Strategic course…
THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND CHURCHES OF BEIT JALA
By Heba Hrimat This city of Beit Jala, where olive oil is equally expensive to gold, and the origin of its name is as old as history, meaning ‘grass carpet’ in Aramaic, is located only 1.8 km away from Bethlehem…
ST.GEORGE’S MONASTERY IN THE WILDERNESS OF JUDEA
By Heba Hrimat The extra ordinary Monastery of St George, which can be seen hanging on a cliff and tightly embraced within the ancient rocks of the deep valley of “Wadi Qelt” [Wadi: Arabic for valley] in the Judean desert,…
![The Church of ‘The Ascension of the Lord’ and ‘Prophet Elijah’ in Ma'lul before restoration [in May 2009].](http://jerusalem-patriarchate.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Malul-1-282x200.jpg)
THE PALESTINIAN VILLAGE OF MA’LUL – REMAINS OF SHRINES
By Heba Hrimat 12 km to the west of the city of Nazareth, a rugged country road leads us to a hill covered with pine trees. As our vehicle starts to go through this pine forest, we may get the…
THE TOWN OF SABASTIYA: HISTORY, ARCHAEOLOGY AND ITS RELATION TO ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
By Heba Hrimat The town of Sabastiya, which is located 12 kilometers northwest of the city of Nablus, may seem just another modest town at first. However, this quickly starts to alter as we approach the ‘Historic Site’ of the…
THE TOWN OF NISF JUBEIL
By Heba Hrimat Within the chain of villages that surround the Governorate and city of Nablus, lies the village of Nisf Jubeil in the north-west part of Nablus City, just a few kilometers from the historic village of Sebastya. According…
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