Patriarch John X Holds Reception for Pascha Greetings
Damascus, April 20, 2025
His Beatitude Patriarch John X held a reception for greeters on the occasion of Pascha at the Patriarchate in Damascus. The event was attended by political and official figures, as well as popular delegations, including:
– The General Secretariat of the Political Council, headed by Mr. Yasser Kahala
– Political and military figures, led by Sheikh Hassan Daghim
– The Ambassador of Greece to Damascus, Mr. Emmanuel Kakavilakis
– The Deputy Governor of Damascus, Mr. Mahmoud Shehab
– The Governor of Rural Damascus, Mr. Amer Sheikh
– The Director of Political Affairs in Damascus, Mr. Alaa Al-Basha
– Mrs. Fayrouz Khalil from the Public Relations Department of the Democratic Society
– The Ismaili National Religious Council in Damascus, chaired by Engineer Ali Kahala, representing Miss Rania Qasem, the religious president of the Ismaili Council in Syria
– Mother Febronia Nabhan, Abbess of the Saidnaya Monastery
– The Ecumenical Relations and Development Management Council, accompanied by Archimandrite Meletios Shatahi
– Caritas Syria, represented by Mr. Riad Sarji
– The Jasmine of the Levant Group, represented by Mr. Firas Nadeem
– Mukhtars from Al-Dwailah, Al-Amin, and Al-Amarah neighborhoods
– Representatives from the Greek community
Additionally, many parishioners from Damascus came to present their wishes: Priests, Parish councils, Church charities, Church halls, Charity and medical committees, Scouts, the Orthodox Youth Movement, and large number of congregation members.