Representatives of the Churches of Jerusalem Congratulates His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III on the Occasion of Christmas
From the Chief Secretariat of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
On Friday, 27 December 2025 / 9 January 2026, the Representatives of the Churches of Jerusalem visited the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem to congratulate His Beatitude Patriarch Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem and All Palestine and Jordan, on the occasion of Christmas.
The first to visit was the Brotherhood of the Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land, followed by the visit of the Armenians, and thereafter all the other Churches, namely the the Copts, the Syrians, the Ethiopians, and the Western Churches: the Lutherans and the Anglicans, represented by His Eminence Archbishop Hosam Naoum, and His Eminence Former Archbishop Suheil Dawani, as well as Priests, Churchwardens, and Members of the Parish of Saint James the Brother of the Lord, together with the Greek Orthodox Cardiologist Dr. Hisham Nassar.
At this meeting, greetings and wishes were exchanged to celebrate the Holy Twelve Days, in harmonious Ecclesiastical cooperation, pleasing to God, under the shadow of the recently initiated peace agreement.
This news was originally published on the Website of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem.