His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II Receives His Beatitude Patriarch Joseph Absi
On January 15, 2026, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Supreme Head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the World, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), received His Beatitude Patriarch Joseph Absi, Greek-Melkite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, and Honorary President of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), at the Patriarchate Headquarters in Bab Touma - Damascus.
His Beatitude congratulated His Holiness on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year.
Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, Mor Andrawos Bahhi, Patriarchal Vicar for Youth Affairs and Christian Education, and Mor Augeen Al-Khoury Nemat, Patriarchal Secretary, were also present.
This news was originally published on the Facebook Page of His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II.