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ClaudettePatriarch Absi Meets Agriculture Official Lahod in Asthma, Lebanon, on War Damage to Farming
Patriarch Joseph Absi received Louis Lahod, Director-General of the Ministry of Agriculture, at the headquarters of the Patriarchate, according to the source. Lahod was accompanied by the industrialist...
Metropolitan Michael Kwiatkowski Installed as Archbishop and Metropolitan of Winnipeg, Canada
On November 8, 2026, bishops, clergy, religious and faithful gathered in Winnipeg for the installation of Metropolitan Michael Kwiatkowski as the fourth Archbishop and Metropolitan of Winnipeg for...
Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona Elected Chaldean Catholic Patriarch, Takes Name Paul III
Iraqi Archbishop Amel Shamon Nona, who until now led the Chaldean Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Australia and New Zealand, was elected patriarch of the Chaldean...
Chaldean Church Elects Mar Paul III Noona as New Patriarch
Mar Luis Rafael Sacco, the former Patriarch of the Chaldean Church, resigned in March after more than 13 years in office. In a letter, he said he had...
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Bishops in Zarvanytsia, Ukraine, Review Parish Life Across Continents
The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church held its working sessions on July 6 at the Marian Spiritual Center “Zarvanytsia,” where bishops heard reports on...
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Synod Adopts Code of Canons After Ten Years of Work
The Synod of Bishops of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church devoted its working sessions on July 8–9, 2026, to canonical matters. The bishops’ work culminated in the adoption...
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church head says patriarchate exists but awaits recognition
Major Archbishop Svyatoslav Shevchuk, head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGKK), said his church “has a patriarchate, but it is not yet recognized.” The UGKK is one...
Baalbek, Lebanon, parish priest Mikhail Siamah elected bishop by synod with papal consent
Patriarch Youssef Absi, head of the Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and All the East, led the ordination of Father Mikhail Farah, a priest of the Greek Catholic...
Maronite Bishops Conclude June 2026 Synod in Bkerke, Lebanon, Adopt Synodal Method and Address Emerging Groups
The Maronite Church’s bishops held their synod from 3 to 13 June 2026, according to the bishops’ final statement. The first days, from 3 to 6 June, were...
