On Sunday 2 August, His Eminence Archbishop Sergios,Metropolitan of Good Hope officiated at the Service of the Holy Eucharist together with Father Nikolaos Giamouridis and deacon Father Michael Simos, at the Cathedral of Saint George in Cape Town. The Service was followed by a Memorial Service to pray for the repose of the souls of those who died in the defence of Cyprus and in the subsequent occupation during the illegal Turkish invasion of 1974.
Bar Ilan University team says the discovery sheds light on Gath’s status and influence in the 10th century BCE
Paul Gilbert
The multimedia exhibition explores the history of the Romanov dynasty (1613-1917), and the Rurikovichi (the descendants of Rurik) and the 700-year-long history of the Ancient Rus. The exhibition was established under the auspices of the Patriarchal Council for Culture and organized by the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, and the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
A mailbox was blasted at Calvary Baptist Church in Las Cruces around 8 a.m. local time. Less than half-hour later, police were called to Holy Cross Catholic Church, about three miles away, where an explosive device had gone off in a trash can near the entrance of the church.
In October, members of the Board of Directors of the International Kyiv Interfaith Forum, Patriarch Theophilos IIIof Jerusalem, Patriarch Theodore II of Alexandria and Archbishop Chrysostomos II of Cyprus will come to Ukraine.