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Palms Sunday – Damascus

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo on the occasion of Palms Sunday at St. Georges Patriarchal Cathedral in Bab Touma, Damascus. His Eminence Mor Timotheos…

Visit of a Delegation from the European Parliament

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received a delegation from the Alliance for Freedom and Peace (AFP) from the European Parliament, at the Patriarchate Headquarter in Bab Touma, Damascus….

Conference in SOAS (London University) on the occasion of the Abduction of Mor Gregorius Youhanna Ibrahim

On April 22, 2016, the University of London (SOAS) organized a conference and a book signing event on the occasion of three years of the abduction of His Eminence Mor…

“Call to Prayer” for the Safe Return of the Archbishops of Aleppo – New Jersey

The Syriac Orthodox Archdiocese of Eastern USA organized a ‘call to prayer’ for the safe return of the two kidnapped Archbishops of Aleppo Mor Gregorius Youhanna Ibrahim and Boulos Yaziji,…

Prayer for Peace in Buenos Aires

Mor Aphrem Church in Buenos Aires organized a Prayer for Peace in Syria and on the occasion of the third year on the abduction of the two Archbishops of Aleppo…

Joint Statement: “Three Years on the Abduction of Metropolitans of Aleppo”

A Joint Statement Issued by the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East   Three Years on…

3 Years on the Abduction of the Two Archbishops of Aleppo

On the occasion of the 3rd annual commemoration of the abduction of the two Archbishops of Aleppo, the two Patriarchs of Antioch, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac…

Visit of the Austrian Charge d’Affaires

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received Her Excellency Mrs. Isabel Rauscher, Charge d’Affaires of the Austrian Embassy in Damascus accompanied by Mr. Wolfgang Lapuh, Head of Unit of…

Visit of French & European Parliamentarians

On April 19, 2016, a delegation of French Parliamentarians which included Deputies and Senators, as well as Members of the European Parliament and Presidents of Associations and NGOs, accompanied by…

Inauguration of the Easter Bazar

His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II inaugurated the yearly Easter Bazaar at the Sayfo Syriac Martyrs Hall at the Patriarchate in Bab Touma, Damascus. The Bazaar is organized by…