The Holy Antiochian Synod, held in Balamand this evening, elected Archbishop Niphon Saykali of Shehba, a Metropolitan and a member of the Holy Synod. The Holy Synod also elected Bishop Gregorios Khoury as the Patriarchal

The meetings of the Holy Antiochian Synod are launched in Balamand, chaired by His Beatitude Patriarch John X, and attended by Their Eminences the Metropolitans, members of the Synod, after a halt of two years

Patriarch John X met, at the Patriarchal Residence in Balamand, with the students of the preparatory year and first year students of the St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology. This meeting comes on the

His Beatitude was concelebrated with Their Grace, the Right Reverend Bishops Moussa El-Khoury, Efraim Malouli and John Batash, as well as a number of priests and deacons. The Divine Liturgy was attended by the new

His Beatitude offered His condolences to the victims of the tragic accident, through His Eminence. He also requested him to convey to all the people of the beloved Akkar region, the prayers and the solidarity

Great Vespers for the Dormition of the Theotokos at al-Maryamiyah Cathedral in Damascus.

Patriarch John X received at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus the new Serbian Ambassador to Syria, Mr. Radovan Stojanovic . His Beatitude wished him all the success in his new assigned position.

Patriarch John X receives the former President of the University of Balamand, Dr. Elie Salem at the Patriarchal residence in Balamand.

Under the patronage and the presence of His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East and the University President, Dr. Elias L. Warrak, the University of Balamand held a graduation ceremony

Patriarch John X received, at the patriarchal residence in Balamand, Father Tanios Khalil, the head of the Association of Theological Institutes and Faculties in the Middle East, accompanied by Dr. Dany El-Obeid, where they delivered

Patriarch John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and all the East, received Konstantinos Vlasis, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the patriarchal residence in Balamand. The meeting was attended by Catherine Fountoulaki,

HB Patriarch John X paid a visit to the Grace Center in the monastery of St. George Al-Homeyra in Wadi Al-Nasara, where He visited its various departments and was informed about the ongoing restoration and