Tag: lebanon

Beacons of Peace

The Syrian Catholic Church recently elected its new patriarch. The appointment is important not only because the Syrian Catholics have a significant presence in the Middle East and Asia and a thriving…

The Repose in The Lord of Sister Catherine Lucienne van den Plas

Fr John Salter writes: Visitors to the Melkite Patriarchate at Raboueh, Lebanon, will have received a warm welcome from Sister van den Plas (pictured, left, with Patriarch Maximos V and a colleague).…

Syriac Orthodox Vespers at Westminster Cathedral

On Saturday 11 March, Westminster Cathedral invited the Syriac Orthodox community in London to celebrate Saturday Vespers and Resurrection Vigil of Sunday as an ecumenical Lenten celebration. Pictured is Mor Athanasius, the…