Tag: Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim

Syrian Islamic leader says kidnapped Orthodox bishops are alive and in Turkey

OCP- October 31, 2013

CWN - -31/10/13 Two Orthodox bishops who were kidnapped in April by rebel forces in Syria are alive, and are now being held in Turkey, ... Read More

Ankara denies abducted bishops are held in Turkey

OCP- October 31, 2013

31/10/13 BEIRUT: The Turkish Foreign Ministry  denied reports that two  bishops kidnapped in Syria  were being held in Turkish territories,  according to a statement issued ... Read More

Patriarch leads candlelit vigil for Syria’s kidnapped bishops

OCP- June 24, 2013

22/6/13 BEIRUT (Reuters) - Christians in Lebanon held a candlelit vigil on Saturday for two archbishops captured in Syria in April, appealing to their kidnappers ... Read More

Aleppo: two Orthodox bishops still captive, Christian neighborhood shelled

OCP- April 30, 2013

30/4/13 For Mgr Jeanbart, Greek Melkite bishop of Aleppo, "Catholic and Orthodox religious authorities are working for the release of the two prelates." Their abduction ... Read More