IV

New Patriarch urges Christians to stay

December 24, 2012 Featured News

24/12/12 Syria’s new Greek Orthodox patriarch in Damascus called Saturday for Christians to remain in the country. Patriarch of Antioch and All the East John X Yazigi also appealed to warring parties to renounce violence “in all its forms” and to start a process of dialogue. In his first news conference since succeeding Ignatius IV [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

His Beatitude Ignatius IV (1920-2012) – Biography

December 5, 2012 Featured News

5/12/2012 Memory Eternal!!! His Beatitude Ignatius IV (1920-2012), Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, fell asleep in the Lord today, December 5th, 2012, at St. George Orthodox Hospital in Beirut Lebanon, after having suffered a stroke earlier this week.  Biography His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of Antioch and All the East was born in 1920 in [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Patriarch Ignatius IV Hospitalised

December 4, 2012 Featured News

Martina Abdel Massih OCP News Service – 4/12 /2012 His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius IV (Hazim) of the Orthodox Church of Antioch and all the East was transfered today from Damascus to St Georges hospital in Beiruth for some health complications. His Beatitude is 91 years old. Some sources of the Church said that the health [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Head of Georgian Orthodox Church sent address to IV Religious Congress

May 31, 2012 News

31/5/2012 Catholicos Patriarch of all Georgia Ilia II has sent an address to the IV Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which is taking place these days in Astana. “Peace at home, peace around the world is a great value, the grace of God. And we need to strive towards this,” Ilia II [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

A Statement issued by their Holinesses and Beatitudes the Patriarchs of Syria

May 13, 2012 Featured News

11/5/2012 We, Ignatius Hazim IV Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, Mor Ignatius Zakka I Iwas Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for the Syrian Orthodox, and Gregorios Laham III Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem for the Greek Melkite Catholic; denounce the coward and [...]

Tagged as: , ,

Read the full article →

Annan Meets Syria’s Mufti and Representatives of Religious Sects in Syria

March 13, 2012 Featured News
U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan (L) meets Grand Mufti of Syria Ahmed Hassoun and Orthodox Patriarch Hazim (R) during a meeting with clerics in Damascus March 11, 2012.

12/3/2012 DAMASCUS, (SANA) – The UN Envoy to Syria Kofi Annan said his mission is aimed at discussing steps that might help in ending the violence, ensuring the access of humanitarian aid and starting political dialogue in Syria. Meeting Grand Mufti of the Syrian Arab Republic Ahmad Badr EddinHassoun and representatives of the religious sects [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

At stake, a Damascus bond – Why fate of uprising will have a bearing on many Indians

March 3, 2012 Featured News

K.P. NAYAR IN DAMASCUS 3/3/2012 Much more is at stake for the people of India than for their government in New Delhi in the current uprising against Syria’s Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party and the country’s President, Bashar al Assad. If Assad is overwhelmed by the ongoing rebellion against him, it may be the end of [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

Orthodox, Maronites warn Christians not to sell land

January 12, 2012 News
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Ignatius IV Hazim, center, attends a religious service at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)

The Daily Star 12/1/2012 BEIRUT: The Maronite League expressed its concern Wednesday over the sharp increase in land sales in Christian districts in Lebanon, as Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim called for discouraging and preventing such sales. In a statement issued after a meeting of its executive council, the League expressed “its concern over [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Patriarchs Hazim, Iwas, Laham Reject Foreign Interference and Violence

December 16, 2011 Featured News

15/12/2011 Damascus, (SANA) – Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Orthodox, Patriarch Mar Ignatius Zakka I Iwas of Antioch an All the East for the Syriac Orthodox, and Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Roman Catholics, Gregory III Laham, stressed on Thursday their rejection of all [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Antioch Patriarch Denies Syria Violence to Bulgarian Delegation

November 23, 2011 News

22/11/2011 The Patriarch of Antioch, Ignatius IV, has stated that international media lie regarding the situation in Syria, where according to him there is no wanton violence to protesters, reported Syrian state agency SANA. During a meeting with a delegation of Bulgarian academic and media figures currently visiting Syria, the Christian Orthodox Patriarch said that [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Patriarch Kirill serves liturgy in Damascus

November 13, 2011 Featured News

13/11/2011 Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill and Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antiochand All the East have conducted a liturgy at the Assumption Cathedral in Damascus. The service, which was held in both Russian and Arabic, brought together hundreds of Orthodox Christian Syrians, including the Russian-speaking residents of Damascus. Patriarch Kirill is staying in [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

Patriarch Hazim rejects foreign calls for protecting Christians in Syria

November 7, 2011 Featured News

Mazen 7/11/2011 DAMASCUS, (SANA)-Patriarch of Antioch and All the East for Greek Orthodox Ignatius IV Hazim said that the foreign sides which claim that Christians in Syria are oppressed are rejected, adding “Christians in Syria live in peace, but they only fear the international calls for protecting them.” Hazim, during a speech to the Syrian [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Hazim: Syria unlikely to witness a civil war

October 22, 2011 Featured News

The Daily Star 22/10/2011 BEIRUT: Syria is unlikely to face a civil war despite the current unrest in the country, according to the Orthodox patriarch, Ignatius IV Hazim, who said he supported the views of the Maronite patriarch. Speaking during a radio interview, Hazim said he agreed with Patriarch Beshara Rai’s fears that Islamist fundamentalists [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Mokbel and Hazim to establish a higher Orthodox Council

September 3, 2011 News

BEIRUT | iloubnan.info 3/9/2011 A meeting was held Friday between Deputy Prime Minister Samir Mokbel and Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim of Antioch and all the East for the Greek Orthodox at the Patriarchate in Balamand, whereby the two agreed to establish a higher council for the Orthodox community that cares for their issues at the [...]

Tagged as: , , ,

Read the full article →

Patriarch urges Orthodox community to boost its Role

September 2, 2011 News

2/8/2011 BEIRUT: Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim said Thursday it was time for the Orthodox community to promote its role in Lebanon, following years of marginalization in state institutions. The patriarch made his remarks during discussions with the Orthodox Gathering, which has recently resumed its efforts to boost the role of the community in [...]

Tagged as: , , , ,

Read the full article →

Religious services should be conducted in all Turkey’s Churches

October 22, 2010 News

22/10/2010 In the course of his official visit to Turkey President of Germany Christian Wulff attended religious service in St. Paul church of Tarsus (Cilicia). German President and his spouse, Vicar of the Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople Archbishop Aram Ateshyan, bishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the province of Adiyaman Melki Urek, as well [...]

Tagged as: , ,

Read the full article →