A Solidarity Letter From His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew to His Beatitude Patriarch John X:

"We stand by you and join you in prayer for peace in Syria in the recent events"

Damascus, March 12, 2025

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, the Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Orthodox Family, received a letter of solidarity from His Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, Patriarch of Constantinople, New Rome. In his letter, His Holiness expressed the Ecumenical Patriarchate's support for the Church of Antioch in the recent events that have shaken the Syrian coast. His Holiness affirmed that the Church of Constantinople prays for the clergy and people of the Church of Antioch, asking the Lord and the Father of Mercy, to crown them with His mercy.

This news was originally published on the Facebook Page of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.

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