On Wednesday, 15th/28th January 2026, His Beatitude our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Theophilos, received:
A group of pilgrims from Russia.
Representatives of the charitable foundation “Four Homes of Mercy”. This foundation has been operating selflessly in a charitable, therapeutic, and humanitarian capacity in Bethany for over fifty years, receiving patients, including those suffering from hitherto incurable illnesses, regardless of social or religious background. His Beatitude, our Father and Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos, conferred upon the Administrative Secretary of the Foundation, Mrs Nadia Kara’a, the decoration of the Cross-bearer of the Order of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre.
Mr Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission of the European Union.
The Franciscan Rev. Fr Dobromir, concerning matters related to the ongoing conservation works at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
From the Chief Secretariat