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Spiritual Retreat for Archbishops – For them I sanctify myself

On April 4, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II inaugurated a spiritual retreat entitled “for them, I sanctify myself”, for the Archbishops of the Archdioceses in Syria, at…

Reception of a Delegation from the Swiss Agency for Development

On March 31, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received a delegation from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, at the Patriarchate Headquarters in Bab Touma, Damascus.Their…

Meeting of MEP Lukas Mandl with Christian Leaders in Damascus

On March 28, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency Mr. Lukas Mandl, Member of the European Parliament, along with their Excellencies the bishops of the…

Reception at the Austrian Embassy in Damascus

On March 27, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended a reception held in honor of His Excellency Mr. Lukas Mandl, Member of the European Parliament, at the…

Reception of MEP Mr Lukas Mandl

On March 27, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received his Excellency MEP Mr. Lukas Mandl, with His Excellency Mr. Peter Krois, Charge d’Affaires of the Austrian Embassy…

Graduation of Participants in the Syriac Heritage Preservation

On March 26, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II met the participants in the program of the preservation of the oral Syriac tradition, at the Patriarchate Headquarters in…

 Feast of the Annunciation

On March 25, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo for the Feast of the Annunciation at St. Severius Church in the Patriarchal Residence in…

Visit of the Coptic Orthodox Priest in Lebanon Fr Andrawos

On March 23, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received the priest of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Lebanon Rev. Fr. Andrawos Al-Antouny, at the Patriarchal Residence in…

Visit of a Delegation from Zaydal

On March 19, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received his Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Archbishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs, accompanied by Rev. Fr. Gabriel…

Visit of His Beatitude Patriarch Cardinal Mar Rafael Louis Sako

On March 18, 2022, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Beatitude Chaldean Patriarch Cardinal Mar Raphael Louis Sako, at the Patriarchate Headquarters in Damascus. His Beatitude was…