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His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon has welcomed to Australia His Excellency Mor Philoxenos Saliba Özmen, Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan of Mardin, Turkey and head of the Deir Za’faran Monastery.

His Holiness MarDinkha IV Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East Easter message 2012.

Sydney’s faithful have eagerly welcomed a two-week study by His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM, Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon, who delved into the foundational topics of Christianity, according to the Holy Bible.

During an official meeting in Sydney, His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM, Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon, has discussed the Assyrian Church of the East and its persecuted Christians, with Hon. Michael Atkinson, state member of parliament for Croydon, South Australia.

His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV Catholicos Patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East offered the service of the Holy Eucharist at St. George Cathedral in Chicago, celebrating the halfway mark of the Great Fast ahead of Easter.

His Grace Mar Awa Royel, Bishop of California and Secretary of the Holy Synod, speaks exclusively to news.assyrianchurch.org following the launch of his new English-speaking text, Mysteries of the Kingdom: The Sacraments of the Assyrian Church of the East.

Developments to the Archdiocese of Lebanon’s pastoral, administrative and educational programs have progressed following a month-long episcopal visit by His Beatitude Mar Meelis Zaia AM, the Metropolitan of Australia, New Zealand and Lebanon.

His Grace Mar Narsai Benyamin, Bishop of Iran, has raised a young deacon to the ranking of Holy Priesthood.