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Declaration of Sainthood of Armenian Catholic Bishop and Martyr Ignatius Maloyan

On October 31, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended the Holy Liturgy on the occasion of the declaration of Sainthood of Armenian Catholic Bishop and Martyr Ignatius…

Visit of the Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Damascus

On October 28, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Archbishop Georges Assadourian, Armenian Catholic Archbishop of Damascus, accompanied by Very Rev. Msgr. Georges Bahi, at…

Visit of the Charge d’Affaires of the Lebanese Embassy in Syria

On October 27, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received at the Patriarchate Headquarters in Bab Touma, Damascus His Excellency Mr. Talal Daher, the Charge d’Affaires of the…

Visit of a Delegation from the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon

On October 24, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received a delegation from the Council of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon, at the Patriarchal Residence in Atchaneh….

Visit of a Vice President of the Church Office of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)

On October 23, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Grace Bishop Frank Kopania, Vice President of the Church Office of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD),…

Visit of the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East

On October 22, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Beatitude John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, accompanied by His Grace Bishop…

Visit of the Minister of Emergencies and Catastrophies

On October 20, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Mr. Raed Saleh, Minister of Emergencies and Catastrophies, accompanied by a delegation, at the Patriarchate Headquarters…

Visit St. George historical Church in Aqra

On October 17, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. George historical Church in Aqra. Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Timotheos Moussa Al-Shamani, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of…

Visit St. John of Daylam Monastery in Qaraqosh

On October 17, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II visited St. John of Daylam Monastery in Qaraqosh. Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk,…

Celebrations of the centennial of the Syriac Scouts in Iraq

On October 16, 2025, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the celebrations of the centennial of the Syriac Scouts in Iraq which was founded with the troop…