On Tuesday morning, September 2/15, the Patriarch Theophilos of Jerusalem visited the Holy Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord in Ramallah, accompanied by the Archbishop Aristarchos of Constantina and Archdeacon Mark, and were welcomed by the Hegoumen Archimandrite Galaktion and the Caretakers of the Community.
The Patriarch inspected the ongoing maintenance and restoration work of the ruined Holy Church of St. Stephen which was built in the early years of Christianity. The Patriarch also observed the ongoing Iskan housing project of the Patriarchate which is to host the Rum Orthodox Arab-speaking Community of Ramallah.