Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan visits Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM – Syriac Catholic Patriarch Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan performed a pilgrimage to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem. His Holiness was accompanied by the Patriarchal Vicar in Jerusalem Mor Jacob Aphrem Semaan, Archbishop of Baghdad and Secretary of the Holy Synod Mor Ephrem Youssef Aba, Patriarchal secretary Habib Murad, and priest of the parish of Amman Fr Thaer Aba.

Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan prayed for peace and security in the world and lit candles in front of the tomb. His Holiness performed a special prayer for the Syriac Catholic Church, clerics, priests, and faithful, asking the Lord Jesus Christ to bless them in their work. Mor Ignatius Youssef III Younan was shown around the holy place by Franciscan monks.