Photo of the Day: Consecration in Ma'arat Saydnaya

The newest hierarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, patriarchal auxiliary Metropolitan Mor Chrysostomos (Mikhail) of Atshane, during his consecration yesterday in Ma'arat Sayyidnaya, Syria.

New Patriarchial Auxiliary Consecrated in Syria

During the Sunday Liturgy today Patriarch Moran Mor Ignatios Zakka I (Iwas) of Antioch and seven other metropolitans of the Syriac Orthodox Church consecrated Fr. Mikhail Abboud Shimon as Metropolitan Mor Chrysostomos of Atshane in the Ma'arat Saydnaya Monastery's Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul. Axios! Metropolitan Mor Chrysostomos will be serving as the patriarchal auxiliary responsible for overseeing the patriarchal institutions in Lebanon. More here and here.

Syriac and Greek Orthodox Primates Meet in Damascus

Archbishop Jerome II (Liapis) of Athens of the Greek Orthodox Church met today with Patriarch Ignatios Zakka I (Iwas) of Antioch of the Syriac Orthodox Church at St. Ephraim's Monastery in Ma'arat Saydnaya, Syria, to discuss potential areas of cooperation between the two Orthodox Churches. More here.