Patriarchate of Antioch: At the focus of the Holy Synod is the Christian presence in the Middle Easttranslated

Under the presidency of His Beatitude Patriarch of Antioch, Mr. John, the Hierarchs of the Holy Synod of the Patriarchate continued the work on its fifth and last day. The discussions focused on the general situation in Lebanon and the wider region. The meeting was attended by several guests, including the Deputy Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Elias Bou Saab, MPs Ghassan Hasbani, Fadi Karam, George Atala, Melhem Khalaf, Antib Abdel Masih, Sazi Atieh and Elias Estefan, as well as the President of the University of Balamad, Dr. Elias Warak. During the meeting, the general situation in the country and the challenges faced by its people were examined.

The participants underlined the importance of promoting dialogue and cooperation between intellectuals and political leaders, in a way that serves the national interest and strengthens the values ​​of coexistence and national unity. They assured that the Antiochian Orthodox Church—which received the Christian faith directly from the Apostles, preserved the legacy of the faith and transmitted it to its faithful through the generations—remained…