Mass to mark the Leo visit to Syria

A High Mass was held at the Mary Cathedral for the Roman Orthodox on the occasion of the first visit to Syria by Metropolitan Leo, Senior Archbishop of the Finnish Church for the Roman Orthodox.

The Mass was supervised by His Beatitude Patriarch Ignatius VI Hazim of Antioch and all the East for the Roman Orthodox with the participation of Metropolitan Leo and other archbishops.

His Beatitude Patriarch Hazim welcomed the Archbishop of Finland to Syria, the cradle of civilizations and religions and the country of amity, peace and national unity among all citizens under the leadership of President Bashar al-Assad.

For his part, Metropolitan Leo expressed pleasure over visiting the Cathedral and meeting the "Syrian brothers."

He said he was going to talk to his Finnish people about the atmosphere of religious co-existence and coherent national unity he witnessed in Syria.

The Mass was attended by the Greek Ambassador in Damascus, the Honorary Consul of Brazil in the Syrian southern city of Sweida, Monk and priests and a large crowd of worshippers.