On Friday, 27 December 2025 / 10 January 2026, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos received at the Patriarchate the following, who came to convey festal greetings:
– A group of forty pilgrims, together with their Priest from Georgia.
– His Eminence Archbishop Damaskinos of Jaffa, together with members of his flock from Jaffa, and Mr Anan from Beit Sahour.
– A group of members of the Orthodox Club of Jerusalem.
– The former Mayor of the village of Beit Jala, Mr Nikolaos Hamis, together with his family.
– A large group of Priests and members of the faithful, under His Eminence Metropolitan Kyriakos of Nazareth and His Eminence Metropolitan Makarios of Acre. They conveyed wishes on the Feast of the Nativity, and His Beatitude blessed them and wished them a blessed Twelve Days.
From the Chief Secretariat
Photographic material is attached: With His Beatitude, from left to right:
1 & 2. Groups from Georgia,3. Group from Greece, 4. His Eminence, Archbishop of Anthedon and Fr George of Jifna, 5. Orthodox Club of Jerusalem, 6. His Eminence Damaskinos, Fr Konstantinos, and members of the Community of Jaffa, 7. His Eminence Makarios and Priests from Acre, 8. His Eminence Kyriakos and members of the Community of Nazareth, 9. Archimandrite Galaktion, together with members of the Community of Ramallah. Central photograph: The former Mayor of Beit Jala together with his family.