The New Maronite Patriarch

As his motto, the new patriarch chose ‘Communion and Charity’, which is close to the one adopted by the Synod last October, ‘Communion and Witness’. The orientation of the Synod for the Eastern Catholic Churches of the Middle East will certainly absorb much of the new patriarch’s time, as will the guidelines of the Maronite Patriarchal Synod (2003-2006), which call for an aggiornamento or updating of the Maronite Church in line with the orientation of the Second Vatican Council.http://www.asianews.it/news-en/Bechara-Rahi-elected-new-Maronite-patriarch,-%E2%80%98Communion-and-charity%E2%80%99-his-motto-21046.html

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