Patriarch John X of Antioch and All the East sent a letter of congratulations to Pope Leo XIV on the occasion of his election.
In his letter, the Patriarch writes:
With great joy, emotion, and hope we received the news of your election to the Apostolic See of Rome.
We extend to you our sincere greetings in Christ, our Risen Lord. We pray that Christ the Almighty Redeemer may receive the soul of Pope Francis into His divine light.
We pray with all our hearts that the All-Good Lord may grant us the grace to embody together the spirit of the Gospel, which the world so greatly needs, and that He may set us as servants after His example.
Pray, Your Holiness, for the Church of Antioch, as well as for Syria and Lebanon.
May the Lord preserve you for many blessed years.
