His Beatitude Patriarch John X Over a Phone Call With His Holiness Patriarch Theodoros II of Alexandria:

"We bear witness to Christ in the very land where He was born and from where His Apostles set out. Hence the importance of the Christian presence in the Middle East"

Damascus, August 19, 2024

His Beatitude Patriarch John X, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, and President of the Middle East Council of Churches for the Orthodox Family, made a phone call with His Beatitude Pope and Patriarch Theodoros II, Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa. The call meant to discuss the fraternal relations between the two Churches. The Prelates addressed the situation in the Orthodox church and reviewed ways to enhance communication among Churches, at times where the world and the church are facing challenges that seek to undermine them in the guise of freedom. The two Prelates also discussed ways to enhance the role of the Churches as witness to Christ in the Middle East, the first cradle of Christianity. They also touched on the general situation in the region and the world, expressing the need to give precedence to the spirit of peace and dialogue over the logic of wars and conflicts that devastate humanity.

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