At Saint Catherine’s Monastery, monks reflect on faith, mortality and centuries of coexistence with Sinai’s Bedouins, as tourism and change increasingly reach one of Christianity’s most ancient living communities.

What comes next after Archbishop Symeon’s statement, as steps remain to finalize the new status of the Sinai Monastery

Greek Orthodox churches rallied behind the Archbishop of Sinai as a court deadline threatened to alter the status of the ancient monastery, prompting a rare show of unity around a pragmatic compromise with Egypt

The Church of Greece has given Archbishop Symeon unanimous backing to pursue an agreement with Egypt over Saint Catherine’s Monastery, as a deadline for a potentially unfavorable court ruling approaches

The Standing Holy Synod of the Church of Greece will discuss efforts to secure an agreement with Egypt over the monastery’s status and rights before an October 24 deadline for a potentially unfavorable court ruling.

Having stepped down as archbishop, Damianos is now taking aim at Greece’s prime minister and foreign minister. Officials who dealt with him say his handling of the case left Athens negotiating blind

Greek officials see Oct. 14-22 as the last window for a deal with Cairo, amid reported divisions within the Sinai brotherhood and uncertainty over a pending court ruling

Negotiations between the Sinai Brotherhood and the Egyptian government over the legal and institutional framework governing the venerable St. Catherine’s Monastery have stalled, according to Ta Nea

Reports this week cite possible agreement over the St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai; Greece’s diplomatic outreach continues eastwards

The Greek Orthodox Monastery of St. Catherine is the oldest continuously functioning monastery in the world. It was thrust into the limelight when an Egyptian appeals court ruled against its ownership status

Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday attended the con-celebratory enthronement of the new Archbishop of Sinai Symeon

The enthronement comes in the wake of encouraging signs of a permanent solution following ongoing talks between the delegations.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also attend the inauguration of the emblematic Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza on Saturday before arriving in Cyprus on Sunday

The ordination takes place at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, attended by Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis.

Speaking in Parliament, Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said a foreseen agreement safeguards the historic monastery’s status and prohibits any conversion of the latter, something that also extends to related worship sites

Archimandrite Symeon Papadopoulos received the votes of 19 out of the 20 eligible monks at the venerable Greek Orthodox institution, considered as the oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery in the world. He cast a blank vote

The resignation of the long-time Abbot of St. Catherine's Monastery, 91-year-old Damianos, who is also the Archbishop of Sinai, opens the way for a succession

After marathon talks in Sinai, Greek and church officials failed to secure consensus, with Egyptian police stationed outside the historic monastery amid ongoing tensions

Greece scrambles to defuse a deepening crisis at St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, amid fears of political fallout with Egypt

Archbishop Damianos vows lawsuits against rebel monks at St. Catherine’s Monastery, pledging damages to Sinai amid crisis over control of monastery