Patriarch Lahham Called for Pope’s Initiative on the Troubled East

BEIRUT,(ST)_ Patriarch Gregory III Laham, of Antioch and All the East for the Greek Melkite Catholic warned Pope Francis during a meeting with in the Vatican  on Thursday that the  escalated situation in the region will  threaten world  peace and  Christian presence in the East , especially  in the holy land,  appealing him to launch an initiative towards the tense situation in the Middle East.

Patriarch Lahham thanked the Supreme Pontiff on the positions taken towards the situation in Syria and the region and  his hard quest towards peace and advocacy to build peace in the Middle East on solid foundations.

He suggested to  Pope Francis to meet  with patriarchs of churches in Syria to discuss with them means  to stabilize people in their own land as witnesses of faith and hope for their communities and with  Eastern Catholic Patriarchs to activate Christian-Muslim dialogue  and promote convergence opportunities among  religions.

T. Fateh