2026
Reverend Hierarchs,It pleases me to address you at the opening of this Synod, which is the gathering of all into one. Today, we are in the presence of the Holy One, whom we ask to
Today marked the opening of the Holy Antiochian Synod in its sixteenth synodical session, presided over by His Beatitude Patriarch John X and attended by their Eminences the Metropolitans: Elias (Beirut), Elias (Tyre and Sidon),
Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East of the Greek Orthodox received Metropolitan Ignatius Al-Houshi of France and Western and Southern Europe at the patriarchal headquarters in Balamand. The meeting covered the situation
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received Dr. Tarek Mitri, Deputy Prime Minister, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting included an exhaustive overview of public matters and current
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received Metropolitan Saba Isber, Metropolitan of New York and All North America, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting addressed the affairs of
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received Metropolitan Elias Audi, Metropolitan of Beirut and its Dependencies, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting touched upon ecclesiastical and national matters.
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received Bishop Yacoub Khoury, Metropolitan of Buenos Aires and All Argentina, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand. The meeting addressed the conditions of the
At the invitation of Father George Sergeyev, representative of the Russian Church in Turkey, Bishop Paul Orduluoğlu, heading a delegation that included priests and association presidents, visited the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Mersin. His
Antiochian Orthodox Media Center The Antiochian Orthodox Media Center Description The Antiochian Orthodox Media Center is a patriarchal institution established at the initiative of His Beatitude John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received the Qatari Ambassador to Syria, Mr. Khalifa Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, at the Patriarchate in Damascus.The meeting featured a broad overview of the general situation
His Beatitude John X Patriarch of Antioch and All the East received the Chargé d’Affaires of the Embassy of Cyprus in Syria, Mr. Michalis Hadjikyrou, at the Patriarchate in Damascus on a farewell visit on
Saint Basil the Great was born about the end of the year 329 in Caesarea of Cappadocia, to a family renowned for their learning and holiness. His parents’ names were Basil and Emily. His mother