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During the latest GOARCH Pilgrimage to Egypt, over 50 faithful visited the Monastery of Saint Catherine’s in Sinai peninsula, Egypt, led by His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America. On Wednesday, May 10, His Eminence presided at the Divine Liturgy for the feast of Mid-Pentecost. In an address, he emphasized the historic, ecclesiastical and theological significance of the Monastery and expressed wishes for the health of His Eminence Damianos, Archbishop of Sinai, Faran and Raitho, who has recently been facing medical issues.