Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III celebrates 70th birthday

The Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III, celebrated 70th birthday this week, with best wishes conveyed from, among others, by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill.
The Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church referred to the tireless ministry of the Jerusalem Patriarch, who he said has devoted his life to the Holy Land and the preservation of the holy pilgrimage sites.