His Beatitude Patriarch John X: Our children in Suqaylabiyah are paying the price for their faith with blood

What happened in Suqaylabiyah this morning is a cheap and reprehensible terrorist act

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, condemned the terrorist act that took place on Sunday 24 July 2022 morning in Suqaylabiyah, attributed to armed terrorist groups, which targeted the gathering that took place during the inauguration of the Agia Sophia Church. The Patriarch's words were expressed in a phone call between His Beatitude and His Eminence Nicolas Baalbaki, Metropolitan of Hama and dependencies. His Beatitude affirmed that the children of Suqaylabiyah are paying the price of their faith with blood and that the terrorist attack is cheap, reprehensible, and deplorable. His Beatitude expressed His deepest condolences, as well as those of the Antiochian Orthodox Church, for the martyr who died today, and wished the wounded a speedy recovery, as well as condolences to the children of Suqaylabiyah.

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