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Damascus, Christmas Capital: Inauguration of Christmas Tree

On December 20, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II inaugurated the Christmas Tree at the Abbasiyyin Square in Damascus. Thousands of people gathered to be part of this…

Visit of the Head of the Franciscan Order in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan

On December 17, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received Rev. Fr. Firas Loufti, Regional Superior of the monks of the Order of the Franciscans in Lebanon, Syria…

Ordination of 2 Priests in Charleroi – Belgium

On December 15, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo at St. Antonios Monastery in Charleroi – Belgium.   His Holiness was assisted in the…

Visit to St. Antoine de Padoue Monastery in Charleroi – Belgium

On December 15, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. Antoine de Padoue Monastery in Charleroi – Belgium.   His Holiness was received by the Abbot of…

Christmas Recital in Mor Izozoel Church – Brussels

On December 14, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended a Christmas Recital at Mor Izozoel Church in Brussels.   Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor George Kourieh, Patriarchal Vicar…

Visit of the Charge d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Belgium

On December 14, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Mr. Abdel Mawlah Al-Noukari, Charge d’Affaires of the Syrian Embassy in Belgium and Head of the…

Meetings with their Eminences in Atchaneh

On December 11, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem IImet with their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Theophilus George Saliba, Archbishop of Mount Lebanon and Tripoli, Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas, Archbishop…

Visit of Mor Coorilos Geevarghese and a Delegation from St. James Church in Doha

On December 9, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Eminence Mor Coorilos Geevarghese, Metropolitan of Niranam and Patriarchal Vicar of the Syrian Orthodox Jacobite Church in…

Memorandum of Understanding between Antioch Syrian University & Pazmani Peter Catholic University

On November 27, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended the official ceremony of signing a memorandum of understanding between Pazmany Peter Catholic University in Hungary and Antioch…

Meeting with His Holiness Ethiopian Orthodox Patriarch Abune Mattias

On November 26, 2019, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met His Holiness Abune Mattias, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, at Budapest. Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Justinos…