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Holy Synod Convenes as Patriarch Calls for Peace and Reform
TIKVAH Ethiopia · 2 hours ago · Read the Full Story on TIKVAH Ethiopia
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The plenary session of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has opened, with Patriarch Abune Mathias calling for operational reforms and active mediation to bring peace to the country.
- The plenary session of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church opened on October 23.
- His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, delivered the opening message.
- The Patriarch noted that the purpose of the assembly is to correct mistakes and set distorted matters straight.
- Human resource management, asset preservation, handling of the faithful, and apostolic missions in some dioceses are reportedly unsuited to the modern age.
- The assembly must examine operational gaps, establish permanent solutions, and utilize opportunities in domestic and foreign dioceses, particularly in Africa and Latin America.
- The Holy Synod can only fulfill its spiritual, social, and economic missions when there is peace in the country.
- The Patriarch emphasized the need to engage in mediation, reconciliation, and harmony-building, and to issue a peace call to stakeholders.
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