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Syriac Scouts of Syria Planting Trees in Mor Aphrem Monastery

On May 15, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II inaugurated the Syriac Scouts of Syria garden at Mor Aphrem Monastery in Maarat Saydnaya. The event was also attended…

Very Rev. Raban Dr. Joseph Bali Archbishop, Patriarchal Secretary

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II nominated Very Rev. Raban Raban Joseph Bali to be Archbishop Patriarchal Secretary. Having received the votes of their Eminences Archbishops members of the…

Very Rev. Raban Cyril Babi Archbishop, Patriarchal Vicar of the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II  nominated Very Rev. Raban Cyril Babi to be Archbishop Patriarchal Vicar in the Patriarchal Archdiocese of Damascus. Having received the votes of their…

Very Rev. Raban Dr. Roger-Youssef Akhrass Archbishop, Patriarchal Vicar for Syriac Studies

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II nominated Very Rev. Raban Roger-Youssef Akhrass to be Archbishop Patriarchal Vicar for Syriac Studies. Having received the votes of their Eminences Archbishops members…

Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan

On May 9, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Beatitude Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan, Syriac Catholic Patriarch of Antioch, at the Patriarchal Residence in Atchaneh….

Holy Qurobo – New Sunday

On May 9, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo on the New Sunday at St. Severius Church in the Patriarchal Residence in Atchaneh –…

Visit of the Palestinian Ambassador in Damascus

On May 4, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Mr. Anwar Abdulhadi, Ambassador of Palestine in Damascus, at the Patriarchate in Bab Touma. ‏The meeting…

Visit of Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus HE Jehad Battah

On May 3rd, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Mor Youhanna Jihad Battah, Syriac Catholic Archbishop of Damascus, at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Bab Touma…

Feast of the Resurrection

On May 2nd, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo on the occasion of Easter Sunday, at St. Georges Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Damascus….

Easter Vigil – Holy Qurobo

On May 1st, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II presided over the Holy Qurobo of the Easter Vigil at St. George Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma. Very Rev….