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Divine Liturgy in the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus

His Beatitude Patriarch John X presided over the Divine Liturgy, Sunday December 8, 2013 at the Mariamite Cathedral in Damascus. His Beatitude prayed for peace and for the safe return of all the abducted people,

Ministers of Social Service and of Tourism Visiting His Beatitude

His Beatitude Patriarch John X welcomed at the Patriarchal Headquarters in Damascus the ministers of Social Service and of Tourism in the Government of Syrian.

I do not have the peace of Christmas because there is no peace either in Lebanon or in Syria

Metropolitan Philip’s Letter to President Obama December 7,2013 The President and Mrs. Obama; The White House; 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW; Washington D.C.20500 Dear Mr. President and Mrs. Obama, Greetings and best wishes to you and

In solidarity with the Orthodox Church regarding the abduction of the nuns of the Maaloula’s

In solidarity with the Orthodox Church regarding the abduction of the nuns of the Maaloula’s St. Thekla Convent, Minister Mohammad Abd Satar, Minister of Wakf visited the Patriarchate in Damascus along with a delegation of

A Brazilian Delegation in the Patriarchate Headquarters.

A Brazilian delegation visited the Patriarchate Headquarters in Damascus. Welcoming them was Bishop Ephrem Maalouli, the Patriarchal Vicar, along with Bishops Moussa AlKhouri and Luca Al Khouri. The Braziliation delegation’s members were politicians, professors, intellectuals

The Enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe, His Eminence Isaak Barakat Cologne

The Enthronement of the new Metropolitan of Germany and Central Europe: “Accept, beloved brother this staff that resembles Moses’ staff by which he held the Red Sea and made people go over to the promised

The Enthronement of the new Metropolitan of France, Western and Southern Europe, His Eminence Ignatius Alhoshi

Your Eminences and Excellencies, Reverend Fathers, dearly beloved children, I would like first of all to give thanks to God for having once more given me the occasion to receive you in this beautiful country

The elevation of Fr. John Mansour to the rank of Archimandrite

During the Divine Liturgy, which was held in Paris- France for the enthronement of Bishop Ignatius (Alhochi) as a Metropolitan on France, Western and Southern Europe on November 17th, 2013, Father Jean (Mansour) was elevated

At the Archangels Parish in Blanc Mesnil Paris

His Beatitude John X held a Thanksgiving prayer at the Archangels Parish in Blanc Mesnil, Paris, on the 16th of November 2013.

His Beatitude at St. James the Persian Convent in Dedde, El-Koura

His Beatitude’s Visit to St. James the Persian Convent on November 10th, 2013 accompanied by Deacon Porphyrios Georgi, Dean of St. John of Damascus Institute of Theology.

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