In Russia, Theophilus lll asks president and leaders of Eastern churches to help battle perceived threats from Israel to church’s independence [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] Theophilus lll, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem (second from left), pictured with (from left) the Archbishop of Cyprus, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, President Vladimir Putin, the Patriarch of Alexandria, and […]

The churches’ statement is signed by senior Christian leaders of Jerusalem and calls on world leaders to intervene and help them protect the status quo. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="822"] Worshippers hold candles as they take part in the Christian Orthodox Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem’s Old city May […]

Palestinian Authority church committee claims court ruling upholding purchase by Ateret Cohanim is part of Israeli attempt to ‘attack Al-Aqsa Mosque’ [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="600"] The Petra Hotel in the Old City of Jerusalem. (CC-BY-SA: Ranbar/Wikimedia)[/caption] The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate said it plans to appeal to the Supreme Court against a lower court’s ruling that […]

The Imperial Hotel at the Jaffa Gate, the lease to which was sold to the right-wing Ateret Cohanim organization and is the subject of an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Patriarch. (Shmuel Bar-Am) The Jerusalem District Court on Monday issued a landmark declaration that upholds a set of real estate deals struck between officials from […]