Greek Melkite Patriarch Reiterates Church’s Determination to Remain in Syria | ZENIT – The World Seen From Rome

Following an increase in violence in the country and the abduction of Orthodox nuns, the Greek Melkite patriarch of Antioch and All the East has reiterated the Church’s determination to remain in Syria.

“We are determined to remain in this blessed land even at the cost of martyrdom and martyrdom of blood,” Patriarch Gregory III Laham said in message to Fides News Agency Dec. 3rd.

Read more here:

Greek Melkite Patriarch Reiterates Church’s Determination to Remain in Syria | ZENIT – The World Seen From Rome