“Turn away from evil and do good, seek peace and pursue it”, says the Psalmist (Ps. 33/34, 14). “Your Beatitude, Your Eminence, Reverend Brothers of the Saint James Brotherhood, We are here today in order to congratulate Your Beatitude, Your…
Jerusalem, 26 January 2011. Your Excellency, Mr Barkat, Mayor of Jerusalem, Honorable Members of the Municipal Government, Distinguished Guest, “ Like birds hovering overhead, the LORD Almighty will shield Jerusalem; he will shield it and deliver it, he will ‘pass…
25 January 2011 Your Eminences, Your Graces, Dear Fathers, In this joyful season of Christmas and Epiphany, we greet you in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ. At this time, we celebrate especially the love of God, the peace…
On Saturday, 2nd / 15th of January 2011, a team comprising of fifty Russian speaking Orthodox believers from the city of Be’er Sheva in Israel, visited His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III. They are among those who immigrated to…
On Wednesday the 6th / 19th of January 2011, the day of the Epiphany, after the ceremony of Sanctifying the water at the Church of Resurrection, the Catholicon of the Church was Sanctified. The Holy Liturgy then took place at…
Excerpts of the interview with His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III by Valia Nikolaidou for the newspaper «Eleftheros Typos» («Free Press»), December 2010 –Your Beatitude, almost five years have passed since your election to the patriarchal throne. Which do…
“Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, The feast of Christmas is the Metropolis of all feasts, according to St. John Chrysostomos. Indeed, Christmas is the Metropolis of all feasts. For, it is the feast of God’s philanthropy i.e. God’s love,…
His Eminence The Coptic Archbishop, Dr. Anba Abraham Coptic Church Jerusalem Your Eminence, We were shocked to hear about the tragic death of twenty two faithful of the Coptic Church in Alexandria, victims of a terrorist action together with a…
Mr President, Honourable Ministers, Members of Parliament, Distinguished Guests, “Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; behold, a virgin shall conceive in the womb, and shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Emmanuel”. (Isaiah…
On Tuesday 8th / 21st of December 2010, the Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, Ms. Naomi Zur, along with the Advisor on Christian Affairs of the said Municipality, Mr. Jacob Abraham, visited His Beatitude Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III at the…
