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Visit of the Archbishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs

On August 9, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Eminence Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Archbishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs, accompanied by Very Rev. Fr….

Feast of the Transfiguration

On August 6, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo at Mor Aphrem Church in Mor Aphrem Monastery in Maarat Saydnaya. for the occasion of…

Visit of Italian Charge d’Affaires in Syria

On August 5, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency the Charge d’Affaires of the Italian Embassy in Syria Mr. Massimiliano D’Antuono, at the Patriarchate Headquarters…

MECC Executive Committee Meeting

On August 3rd, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II participated in the online meeting of the Executive Committee of the MECC. After the opening prayer, the participants discussed…

Feast of Mor Yacoub Baradeus, Empress Theodora and Bar Hebraeus

On July 30, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II celebrated the Holy Qurobo on the occasion of the feast of Mor Yacoub Baradeus, Empress Theodora and Mor Gregorius…

Visit of Coptic Orthodox Archbishop Anba Antonios

On July 28 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Eminence Anba Antonios, Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of Jerusalem, and the representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church in…

Patriarchal Encyclical Concerning the Date of Easter (English)

No. EN 406/21 ܒܫܡ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܐܠܨܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܚܝܕ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܪܝܫܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܬܒܝܠ ܕܗܘ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܡ̄   We extend…

Patriarchal Encyclical Concerning the Date of Easter (Syriac)

ܡܢܝܢܐ: 405/2021  ܒܫܡ ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܐܠܨܝ ܐܝܬܘܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܐܚܝܕ ܐܝܓܢܛܝܘܣ ܦܛܪܝܪܟܐ ܕܟܘܪܣܝܐ ܫܠܝܚܝܐ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ ܘܕܟܠܗ̇ ܡܕܢܚܐ ܘܪܝܫܐ ܓܘܢܝܐ ܕܥܕܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ ܐܪܬܕܘܟܣܝܬܐ ܕܒܟܠܗ̇ ܬܒܝܠ ܕܗܘ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܬܪܝܢܐ ܡ̄     ܒܽܘܪܟܬܐ ܫܠܺܝܚܳܝܬܐ…

Farewell Visit of Austrian Charge d’Affaires in Syria

On July 26, 2021, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II received His Excellency the Charge d’Affaires of the Austrian Embassy in Syria Mr. Hans-Peter Glanzer, at the Patriarchate Headquarters…