The Greek Melkite Catholic Church in Damascus's old city became crowded ... In his sermon, Greek Melkite Catholic Patriarch Youssef Absi prayed for the restoration of "peace, unity, coexistence ...

Elected June 21, Patriarch Absi ... the Patriarchal Vicar of of the Melkite Archdiocese of Damascus. The Melkite Greek Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic Church of the Byzantine rite, and ...

Patriarch Gregorios III, a native-born Syrian, is the president of the Assembly of the Catholic Hierarchy in Syria, as well as patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, an Eastern Church in ...

The Egyptian president also conferred upon Patriarch Absi, who was born in Damascus, Egyptian citizenship. Absi was elected in June 2017 to head the Melkite Greek Catholic Church. Father Rafic ...

Damascus, SANA- A holy mass was held ... Mar Ignatius Aphrem II and Patriarch of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church Joseph Absi and heads of the Christian denominations in Syria.

"I am proud to be an Egyptian citizen and proud that the Melkite Greek Catholic Church is Egyptian too," wrote the Damascus-based Eastern Catholic patriarch, who has Egyptian citizenship because ...

Damascus ( Agenzia Fides ... Then they entered the village and fired on houses, injuring three civilians. Asked by Fides Agency, the Melkite Patriarch Gregory III Laham, embittered by what he calls ...

Damascus (Agenzia Fides) - Dialogue, reconciliation, unity in the country is the appeal launched by the Melkite Patriarch of Antioch, Gregorios III Laham, who spoke at a prayer meeting held yesterday ...

Born in Damascus in 1946, Patriarch Absi, 72, was elected head of the 1.5 million member Melkite Greek Catholic Church in June 2017. He succeeded Patriarch Gregorios III Laham, who retired at the ...

The Melkite Church is an Eastern Catholic church ... official visit to southern Lebanon since becoming patriarch in June. He is based in Damascus, Syria. Sidon’s Shiite Mufti Mohammad Ousaylar ...

"It's truly a pity, a great pity to not think in terms other than 'to arm' or 'not to arm,'" said Syrian-born Melkite Patriarch Gregoire III Laham of Damascus. "No one is talking about more ...