Ignatius Aphrem II, patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church, at Christmas Eve Mass at St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in Damascus. (Salwan Georges/The Washington Post) DAMASCUS -- This Christmas ...
The date chosen is that of the feast of the Apostle Thomas, to whose descendants Syriac ... Syro-Malabar Church for years now. But also a new refusal by organised groups of priests and laity ...
KOCHI: Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, the Patriarch of Antioch and Supreme Head of Universal Syriac Orthodox Church ... He was ordained priest at age 23 by Catholicos Baselios Paulose II, and ...
Christian Bishop Andrew Bahhi of St George's Syriac Orthodox Church said the incident was very worrying. But he also said that, when it was reported to HTS, they had acted swiftly, forcing the ...