Official Reception Held in His honor at the Palace of Conferences in Bethlehem

On May 7, 2023, His Holiness Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II attended an official reception held in his honor at the Palace of Conferences in Bethlehem.

‏Their Excellencies: Prime Minister of Palestine Dr. Mohammad Shtayeh, the Minister of Tourism and Archeology Mrs. Roula Maayah, Ambassadors and delegations from the Christian churches, attended the reception.

‏Their Eminences Archbishops: Mor Anthimos Jack Yakoub, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem, Jordan and the Holy Land, Mor Justinos Boulos Safar, Patriarchal Vicar in Zahleh and Beqaa, Mor Philoxenus Mattias Nayis, Patriarchal Vicar in Germany, Mor Clemis Daniel Kourieh, Archbishop of Beirut, Mor Nicodemus Daoud Sharaf, Archbishop of Mosul, Kirkuk, Kurdistan and Environs, Mor Timotheos Matta Al-Khoury, Archbishop of Homs, Hama, Tartous and Environs, Mor Maurice Amsih, Archbishop of Jazeera and Euphrates, Mor Boutros Kassis, Archbishop of Aleppo and Environs, Mor Yacoub Babawi, Patriarchal Vicar for Monks Affairs and the Administration of Mor Aphrem Theological Seminary in Maarat Saydnaya, Mor Joseph Bali, Patriarchal Assistant, Mor Christophoros Markose, Patriarchal Secretary for the Affairs of the Church in India, were also present.