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THE REPRESENTATIVES OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUAL LEADERS MEET IN ANTELIAS

The representatives of Christian spiritual leaders in Lebanon convened in
Antelias on July 18. The participants in the meeting included Bishops Roland
Abou Jaoude, Boulos Matar and Yousef Beshara from the Maronite Church,
Bishop Elias Aoude from the Greek Orthodox Church, Primate Bishop Kegham
Khatcherian on behalf of His Holiness Aram I, Bishops Salim Ghazel and Elias
Rahal from the Greek Catholic Church, Bishop Michel Kassardji from the
Chalcedonic Church, Bishop George Saliba from the Syrian Orthodox Church and
ev. Dr. George Mrad from the Evangelical Church. Absent from the meeting was
the representative of the Armenian Catholic Church, Bishop Hovhannes
Teyrouz.

The meeting was a preparatory meeting for the upcoming summit of
Patriarchs in November. The summit will be dedicated to discussing the
presence of Christianity in Lebanon with all its aspects. The Antelias
gathering was a meeting of the summit’s preparatory committee.

Hosting the meeting, Primate Bishop Kegham Khatcherian welcomed the
participants on behalf of His Holiness and stressed the meeting’s
importance. The Primate also informed the attendants that the Armenian
Catholicos recently successfully reconciled the Coptic and Ethiopian
Churches. The participants in the meeting expressed their happiness with
respect to this historic achievement, emphasizing the importance of
brotherly spirit and cooperation between churches. They also underlined the
important role of His Holiness in this endeavor as a result of his long
years of experience in the ecumenical field.

The committee will continue its work until the meeting between the
Patriarchs in November.

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