On August 31, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. Shmouni Church in Aynwardo (Iwardo).

Their Eminences: Mor Timotheos Samuel Aktas, Archbishop of Turabdin, Mor Philoxenus Yusuf Cetin, Patriarchal Vicar of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, Mor Dioscoros Benjamin Atas, Patriarchal Vicar of Sweden, Mor Gregorius Malke Urek, Patriarchal Vicar of Adiyaman and Environs, Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, Mor Christophoros Markose Abraham, Patriarchal Secretary for the Affairs of the Church in India, Mor Youhanon Lahdo, Archbishop of Sweden and Scandinavia, were also present.

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