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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 533

Theophilos III

Britain's King Charles III reacts as the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II, adorned with a Royal Standard and the Imperial State Crown and pulled by a Gun Carriage of The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery, arrives at the Palace of Westminster, following a procession from Buckingham Palace, in London on September 14, 2022. (ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / POOL / AFP)
March 4, 2023, 6:12 am
Oil to be used in King Charles’ coronation is consecrated in Jerusalem
Liquid from Mount of Olives made sacred by patriarch; Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘From ancient kings to present day, monarchs have been anointed with oil from this sacred place’
By AFP and ToI Staff
Damaged tombstones at the Protestant Mount Zion Cemetery, in Jerusalem, January 3, 2023. (Israel Police)
January 6, 2023, 1:14 pm
Police arrest two teens for vandalizing Christian cemetery in Jerusalem
City’s police chief meets Greek Orthodox Patriarch to assure him attacks on religious institutions will not be tolerated; suspects ages 14 and 18 from central Israel
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III leads the Christmas Midnight Mass for the Greek Orthodox at the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, on January 7, 2018. (Musa Al Shaer/AFP)
July 16, 2022, 2:56 am
Meeting Biden, J’lem Christian leader describes ‘attacks by Israeli radical groups’
Greek patriarch of Jerusalem tells US leader there is an ‘unprecedented’ effort to drive Christians out of the holy city, through vandalism and property seizures
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog joins religious leaders in Israel to call for believers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, and to pray for the afflicted, November 11, 2021 (Kobi Gideon/GPO)
November 11, 2021, 9:41 pm
Holy Land Jewish, Muslim, Christian, Druze, Baháʼí reps urge world to vaccinate
President Herzog hosts rabbis, imams, and patriarchs at his residence, as they cite their role ‘as senior representatives of the religions of the Holy Land’ in issuing call
By Lazar Berman
Spiritual leaders of all faiths in Israel: Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III, the Latin Patriarch Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Imam Sheikh Gamal el Ubra, Imam Sheikh Agel Al-Atrash and Druze Spiritual leader Sheikh Mowafaq Tarif attend a united prayer at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on April 22, 2020.(Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
April 23, 2020, 3:58 am
‘Avert the plague’: Religious leaders in J’lem say joint prayer against COVID-19
Chief rabbis, along with Muslim and Christian leaders, come together to beseech God to heal the sick and ‘avert the plague from Your world’
By Marcy Oster
Illustrative: Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III (L), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau (2nd-L), then President-elect Reuven Rivlin (C), Druze spiritual leader Sheikh Muafek Tarif (2nd-R), and Union of Imams in Israel leader Sheikh Muhammad Kiwan, during a meeting of religious leaders at the offices of the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem, on July 9, 2014. (Flash90)
April 22, 2020, 11:50 am
Chief rabbis to join Christian, Muslim, Druze leaders in interfaith prayer
Religious figures to recite special prayer for victims of coronavirus pandemic and in light of rising anti-Semitism, racism across globe
By ToI Staff
The Imperial Hotel next to Jaffa Gate in the Christian Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on November 29, 2019. (Gali Tibbon/AFP)
December 3, 2019, 1:00 pm
At Jerusalem Old City hotel, eviction fears dampen Christmas cheer
After court temporarily freezes sale of Imperial Hotel to Jewish group, proprietor remains unsure whether ruling will mark a turning point in long-running dispute over the property
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Naama Issachar, sentenced to 7.5 years in Russia, in an undated photo (Courtesy)
November 25, 2019, 5:02 pm
Russian court to hear appeal of jailed Israeli-American backpacker
Mother of Naama Issachar, who faces 7.5 years in Russian prison for carrying a third of an ounce of marijuana through a Moscow airport, pleads with Russian president to pardon her
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III, center, arrives at the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, to celebrate the Christmas mass with his community, on January 6, 2019. (Musa Al SHAER/AFP)
January 6, 2019, 5:56 pm
Palestinians protest Greek patriarch ahead of Orthodox Christmas in Bethlehem
Demonstrators shout ‘traitor’ at Patriarch Theophilos III in anger over Church’s sale of East Jerusalem land to Jewish groups
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III leads the Christmas Midnight Mass for the Greek Orthodox at the Church of the Nativity in the biblical West Bank town of Bethlehem, on January 7, 2018. (Musa Al Shaer/AFP)
January 7, 2018, 7:45 pm
Orthodox patriarch: ‘Jewish settlers’ threat to Christian presence in Holy Land
In opinion piece published in UK Guardian newspaper, Theophilos III says Jewish takeover of two Old City buildings main threat to entire Christian population
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Jerusalem's Greek Orthodox patriarch Theophilos III (C) walks towards the Church of Nativity in the West Bank town of Bethlehem on January 6, 2018 to attend a Christmas service according to the Eastern Orthodox calendar. (AFP Photo/Musa Al Shaer)
January 6, 2018, 5:19 pm
Palestinians mark Orthodox Christmas amid protests of land sales
Local authorities call for boycott of celebrations over Church allegedly allowing sales of East Jerusalem properties to groups aiding Jewish settlers
By Saleh Yousef
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (C) leads the Palm Sunday Easter procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 9, 2017. (AFP Photo/Gali Tibbon)
September 9, 2017, 6:40 pm
Palestinians call for ouster of Greek Orthodox patriarch
Demonstrators protest outside of patriarchate in Jerusalem over sale of church land in city to anonymous investors
By AP and Sue Surkes
Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem Theophilos III (C) speaks during a press conference in the Jordanian capital Amman on August 12, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi)
August 13, 2017, 8:31 am
Greek Orthodox church aims to block Jerusalem property sales in court
Theophilos III calls on world leaders to intervene after sale of church properties in Old City to Jewish group upheld
By Karin Laub
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