Greece and Egypt in talks to secure legal status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai
Greece and Egypt are currently holding discussions aimed at finalizing the legal status and rights of Saint Catherine’s Monastery within ...
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Tag: Sinai Monastery
Greek FM: Agreement with Egypt will safeguard timeless character of Sinai Monastery
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, in his closing remarks during the parliamentary plenary session on foreign policy issues, addressed the ...
Congratulatory message of the Ecumenical Patriarch to the new Archbishop of Sinai
On the occasion of the election of Archimandrite Fr. Symeon Papadopoulos as the new Archbishop of Sinai, Pharan, and Raitho, ...
New Abbot of the Monastery of Sinai, Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos
Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos, head of the Sinai Metochion in Alepochori, has been elected the new Abbot of the Monastery of ...
Greek PM: Solution in sight for the Sinai Monastery issue – Agreement with Egypt expected
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated that the issue concerning the Monastery of Sinai appears to be moving toward resolution, though ...
War of words between the Patriarchate of Jerusalem and the Archbishop of Sina
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem responds with a particularly harsh statement to what Archbishop Sinai Damianos said in his statement about ...
Archbishop Damianos returned to Athens on special flight from Sinai
Archbishop Damianos of Sinai arrived in Athens on Saturday morning, accompanied by a Greek government delegation that had traveled to ...
Patriarch of Jerusalem expressed full support for the Sinaitic Brotherhood
The Patriarchate of Jerusalem has issued a statement expressing its full support for the Sinaitic Brotherhood, affirming the rights of ...
Sinai Monastery: Twelve expelled monks speak out in their letter
The twelve monks expelled from Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai have issued a strongly worded letter, presenting their version of ...
Committee on Educational Affairs approves bill on Sinai Monastery
The Committee on Educational Affairs of the Greek Parliament has completed the second reading of the Ministry of Education’s bill, ...
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Warsaw hosted 19th National Conference of Advisors of Orthodox Religious Education
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Archbishop Elpidophoros unveiled plans for a Greek University and new GOA cathedral
Addressing the Leadership 100 Conference in Phoenix, the Archbishop outlined two transformative goals and spoke forcefully against far-right extremism...
First Divine Liturgy at St Andrew the Apostle Greek Orthodox School inaugurated its liturgical life
On Tuesday 27th January 2026, with the blessing and canonical permission of Archbishop Nikitas of Thyateira and Great Britain,...
Saint Parthenius, Bishop of Lampsacus
Parthenius was the son of a deacon from the town of Melitopolis. As a child he remembered well the...
