Newsgate
Newsgate
THE FEAST OF THE TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF ST GEORGE THE TROPHY BEARER IN LYDDA
On Wednesday, the 3rd/16th of November 2016, the Patriarchate celebrated the translation of the relics of St George the Trophy Bearer in the city of Lydda. The feast commemorates the translation of the holy relics of St George from Rome...
Read More
THE TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF ST GEORGE OBSERVED IN THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM (2016)
On Wednesday, the 3rd/16th of November 2016, the Patriarchate observed the memory of the translation of the relics of St George the Trophy-Bearer, at the Monastery of St George ‘of the Hospital’ in the Old City of Jerusalem. Vespers and...
Read More
ST JOHN HOSTEL SETTLERS VIOLATE PILGRIMAGE STATUS AGAIN
On Sunday, the 31st of October/13th of November and Monday the 1st/14th of November 2016, settlers-invaders of St John Hostel, members of the Ateret Cohanim organization, misinterpreting and distorting a temporary agreement signed between the Patriarchate’s legal consultants and their...
Read More
PASTORAL VISIT OF HIS BEATITUDE THE PATRIARCH OF JERUSALEM IN MAFRAQ, JORDAN
On Saturday, the 30th of October/12th of November 2016, H.B. Theophilos, Patriarch of Jerusalem, crossed the bridge of the River Jordan to arrive at the Patriarchate’s Bishopric in Amman, from where He left for the city of Mafraq, Northern Jordan....
Read More
THE FEAST OF ST DEMETRIUS THE GREAT MARTYR IN RAFFIDIA, SAMARIA
On Friday, the 29th of October/11th of November 2016, the feast of St Demetrius the Myrrh-Streamer was observed belatedly at St Demetrius church in Raffidia, at a short distance from Jacob’s well, in Nablus, Samaria. In this church, built by...
Read More
THE RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER VISITS THE CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION
On the night of Wednesday, the 27th of October/9th of November 3026, His Excellency the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev visited the Church of the Resurrection. Mr Medvedev was welcomed in the Court of the Church by Patriarch Theophilos of...
Read MoreSynodical Decisions
Website Announcements