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Syria: Mass, statement issued in memory of abducted Aleppo bishops

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Creato: 23 Aprile 2018
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prayer in DamascusA Mass was celebrated by Patriarch John X at the Church of the Holy Christ in Damascus on April 22 on the 5th anniversary of the kidnapping of Aleppo bishops, namely Bishop Youhanna Ibrahim and Bishop Paul Yazigi as well as for all the

abducted people. The Mass was concelebrated by several bishops, priests and deacons as well as attended by a large number of priests, nuns and a large gathering of believers.

At the end of the Mass, a special prayer was held in memory of the kidnapped and was followed by a joint statement issued by Patriarch John X of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East and Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East.

Following is the text of the statement:

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