The baptismal site of Bethany Beyond the Jordan; Elijah’s Hill, the place where the Old Testament Prophet ascended to Heaven; Mt. Nebo, where Moses ascended to view the Land of Canaan from afar, and, of course, world-renowned Petra, are just a few of the well-known pilgrimage sites found in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Peaceful…

Events ahead of Saturday’s rededication ceremony of the Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, in Cairo, Egypt, commenced this evening — first with a celebratory Divine Liturgy and followed with a concert by well-known Greek composer Evanthia Rebutsika in the cathedral’s courtyard. The emblematic Christian cathedral in the Egyptian capital, a landmark for the…

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In conjunction with the visit of Lebanese Foreign Minister to the United Nations General Assembly, the Lebanese community in New York awarded His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph during its annual Lebanese Heritage Day celebration in the Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday. Sponsors included Brooklyn Borough President, Mr. Eric Adams, and the Lebanese Consulate in New York…

More than 30 Gypsy children were baptized in a mass celebration in the Mukachevo Diocese of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church on Sunday, September 22. The service was held at the initiative of the head of the diocesan youth department, Archimandrite Agapit (Shpinyak) and the rector of the Holy Trinity Church in Mukachevo, Archpriest Yaroslav Popovich,…

In Russia, a Divine Liturgy will be celebrated in sign language on the occasion of the International Day of Sign Languages, with representatives of various organizations of the deaf in attendance as worshippers.

Turkish historian Orhan Esen on Friday said he feels safer in the Haghia Sophia Cathedral during an earthquake rather than in contemporary buildings. Esen said the illustrious structure, built 15 centuries ago in Constantinople, has survived 65 quakes, including this week 5.7 on’s the Richter scale tremor. “The Haghia Sofia is the safest structure in…

NEW YORK – On Thursday, September 26, 2019, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros joyously welcomed the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Prime Minister Mitsotakis is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly. Archbishop Elpidophoros, in his remarks, expressed his love, excitement and special…

Egypt’s state committee mandated to license places of public worship has authorized 62 new churches, a move interpreted as a significant step forward for Christian communities in the North African country that links northeast Africa with the Middle East. The Monday September 23 decision brought the total number of churches and service buildings legalized by…