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His Beatitude John X celebrates the Holy Nativity in the Mariamite Church

Damascus, Among the parishioners of the Mariamite church, His Beatitude John X celebrated the Divine Liturgy on the evening of Tuesday the 24th December 2013. The Nativity of the Lord was an occasion to keep

The Mariamite Church hosted the common prayer for the peace in Syria

Damascus, In the day in which the messenger of peace was born in Bethlehem, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East (Mariamite Church) gathered all the brothers in a common prayer for

His Beatitude John X receives a group from Australia

His Beatitude John X received a group from Australia. The group, (let Syria leave and do not intervene in its affairs) presided by Mr. Tim Anderson and accompanied by Mr. Maher Dabbagh Consul in Sydney,

The ordination to the priesthood of Rev. Yakoub (Assaf)

His Beatitude John X presided over the Divine Liturgy on Friday 20th of December, the feast day of St. Ignatius the Antiochian. During the liturgy, which took place in the Mariamite Church, the ordination to

H.E. Ambassador of Iran in the Patriarchate – Damascus

His beatitude receives the Ambassador of Iran in Damascus

Divine Liturgy in the Church of Mariamia – Damascus

Divine Liturgy in the Church of Mariamia – Damascus

Decease of Costi Bendali

Official Statement from the Patriarchate of Antioch about the repose in the Lord of Costi Bendali The Patriarchate of Antioch announced the repose in the Lord of Dr. Costi Bendali, the brother of the late

The Salvation of Syria is Through Dialogue and a Peaceful Solution.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X welcomed in the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus Dr.Fadia Dib,the President of the Order of Dentists in Syria,and Dr.Abdel Kader Hassan,MP,and Dr.Fares Al Chaar,President of the Oder of Pharmacists . His

All Syrians are Called to Dialogue and Mutual Assistance.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X welcomed in the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus Mr.Muhammad al Chaar, the Interior Minister. They both discussed the current situation. His Beatitude stressed the importance of all efforts to bring peace

His Beatitude Calls for Human Compassion for the citizens of this land and for Hearing the Divine Innate Voice in Each Human.

His Beatitude Patriarch John X welcomed in the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus a delegation from the Syndicate of Teachers from Yemen, Lebanon, and Palestine who came to offer their solidarity with the Church of Antioch,

Abduction Is a Language Foreign to our Society and People.

Following up on the recent abduction of nuns from St.Thekla-Maaloula, Convent, His Beatitude Patriarch John X welcomed in the Patriarchal Residence in Damascus the delegation of the Syria National Reconciliation. His Beatitude offered his gratitude

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