January 8, 2016

The Syriac Catholic Patriarch and his delegation visit His Holiness Aram I

On Tuesday around noon Patriarch Ignatius Youssef Younan and the Patriarchal Vicar, Bishop Qas Musa, accompanied by a delegation of clergy, visited His Holiness Aram I. Very Rev Housig Mardirossian, the Ecumenical Officer, was also present.

 

After an overview of the situation in the region, they discussed the meeting to be held in February in Rome on ‘Christian presence in the Middle East,’ as well as issues related to the Middle East Council of Churches.

 

The visit ended with the Patriarch and the Catholicos exchanging good wishes for Christmas and New Year and hoping for peace in the Middle.

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