Egypt's Supreme Court is expected to issue an important ruling on October 24 concerning the property rights and legal status of St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, as negotiations between the monastery and Egyptian authorities remain unresolved.
Τhe court is...
The Greek Orthodox Holy Monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai is believed to house the oldest icon depicting the crucifixion of Christ.
St. Catherine's icon of the crucifixion of Christ
The icon in question, a panel painting, features the crucified...
Greece's PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Thursday that the status of the ancient St. Catherine's Monastery, located at the base of Egypt's Mount Sinai, has been secured following an agreement between the Greek and Egyptian governments.
The two countries have...
Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos was elected new abbot of the Greek Orthodox St Catherine's Monastery on Mt Sinai, and will be ordained as archbishop pending final approval.
At the election of the Sinai Brotherhood, both sides cooperated so that of the...
A late-night visit to Egypt by Greece's General Secretary for Religious Affairs, Giorgos Kalatzis, has marked a significant step in efforts to address the escalating crisis at the historic St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai.
The Greek government has determined...
Greece received assurances from Egypt on the preservation of the current status of St Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai during the visit of Egypt's Foreign Minister to Athens on Wednesday.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis, who welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty,...
In a move described as "unprecedented and unacceptable," Egypt has ordered the closure of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the world's oldest continuously functioning Christian monastery. This decision has sparked outrage from religious leaders and surprise within...
A team from Greece is photographing thousands of fragile manuscripts at St. Catherine's Monastery in Egypt, Reuters reports. The rare treasure includes some of the earliest copies ever made of the Christian Gospels.
The Greek experts are photographing the priceless...
