The enthronement ceremony will take place on March 29 at the Orthodox Cathedral in Tirana, gathering representatives from 13 sister Orthodox Churches and hundreds of believers.
“The desperate plight of the hostages is a bitterly vivid symbol of the way that so many lives – Jewish and non-Jewish – are held hostage by a climate of terror,” he said.
“We Christians are calling on our beloved President Trump and his team to aggressively remove all barriers to Israel’s sovereignty over all the land, including Judea and Samaria,” one pastor said
Francis, 88, has been in Rome's Gemelli hospital for two weeks, after being admitted on February 14 with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications.
Younger Americans are more likely to be religiously unaffiliated, with 44% born in the 1990s and 43% born between 2000 and 2006 identifying as 'nones.'
Christian leaders will unveil a resolution supporting Israeli sovereignty over the West Bank at an upcoming media convention, with over 3,000 pastoral signatures to be presented to President Trump.
Nicopolis is included among the key sites of the Cultural Route "In the Footsteps of the Apostle Paul"--archaeological sites and monuments connected with the Second Apostolic Journey.