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Homilies and Addresses from
BISHOP ROBERT RABBAT
Statement of Bishop Robert Rabbat on the sleeping unto the Lord of His Holiness Pope Francis, Monday 21 April 2025
Christ is Risen! المسيح قام ! Χριστός ἀνέστη! With profound sorrow, yet unwavering Christian hope, we receive the news of the sleeping...
8 hours ago2 min read
Pastoral Letter for Easter, Holy & Glorious Pascha, 2025.
Arabic version available here The Most Reverend ROBERT RABBAT by the Mercy of God Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparch of Australia, New Zealand...
5 days ago4 min read
Address of Bishop Robert Rabbat on Palm Sunday, 13 April 2025.
At St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Catholic Diocese of Australia and New Zealand in Bossley Park, NSW. “Hosanna in the Highest!...
6 days ago3 min read
Address of Bishop Robert Rabbat on the occasion of the Feast of the Annunciation, on Thursday 3 April 2025.
From the Red to the White and to the Green Martyrdom Dear Distinguished and Beloved Guests, Good evening, allow me to begin my brief...
Apr 97 min read
A media release from AMEC: Syria distressing incidents.
6 March 2025 The fall of the Al-Assad Government in Syria on 8 December 2024 immediately raised questions as to the cohesion of what had...
Mar 272 min read
Pastoral Letter for the Feast of the Blessed Nativity 2024.
Arabic version available here The Most Reverend Robert Rabbat, DD by the Mercy of God Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparch of Australia, New...
Dec 19, 20245 min read
A communique: Syria and its surrounding region weep for peace.
9 December 2024 “Blessed are the peacemakers…” (Matthew 5:9) It is with much concern that the Australasian-Middle East Christian...
Dec 9, 20241 min read
Call for a Prayer for Peace for Lebanon, the Middle East region and the world. (Beit Maroun, 9 October 2024)
Your Eminences, Your Graces, Your Excellencies, Reverend Monsignors, Very Reverend Fathers, Reverend Fathers, Religious Fathers and...
Oct 28, 20243 min read
A plea for an immediate restoration of peace to Lebanon and the entire region.
During the past two weeks, the situation in Lebanon has been particularly fraught with danger. The great loss of innocent lives, the...
Oct 6, 20242 min read
A Pastoral Letter for the Ecclesiastical New Year.
1 September 2024 Beginning of the Liturgical Year A Pastoral Letter For the Ecclesiastical New Year (1 September 2024 -13 August 2025) My...
Sep 1, 20244 min read
A statement from AMEC concerning the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympic Games of the XXXIII modern Olympiad
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games provides a singular opportunity for the host country to display the best of its culture – that...
Jul 31, 20242 min read
A statement from AMEC concerning the events at Wakeley, Sydney 19 April 2024.
Certain events in Sydney whilst geographically at a distance from each other have none the less united all Australians in a common sorrow...
Apr 20, 20242 min read
A statement on attack in Wakeley and a plea for peace, 16 April 2024.
On behalf of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Australia, New Zealand, and All Oceania, I express deep concern over the recent Wakeley...
Apr 16, 20241 min read
A Pastoral Letter for Easter, Holy & Glorious Pascha 2024.
Arabic version available here The Most Reverend ROBERT RABBAT by the Mercy of God Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparch of Australia, New Zealand...
Mar 30, 20244 min read
A Pastoral message for Palm Sunday 2024.
21 March 2024 St James of Catania A Pastoral Message for the Commemoration of the Entry of our Lord into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday, 2024....
Mar 21, 20243 min read
A Pastoral message 2024 - An Ecumenical Journey Commemoration
2024 - A Milestone Year in the History of the Melkite Greek-Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch “Father, may they all be one just as you are...
Mar 1, 20243 min read
Pastoral Letter for the Feast of the Blessed Nativity 2023.
Arabic version available here The Most Reverend Robert Rabbat, DD by the Mercy of God Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparch of Australia, New...
Dec 22, 20233 min read
A Pastoral message on the Apostolic visit of His Grace, Archbishop Georges Bacouni, 14 December 2023
A Pastoral message to all the Clergy and the Faithful of the Holy Eparchy. The Apostolic Journey of His Grace Archbishop Georges Bacouni,...
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Announcement on Apostolic visit of His Beatitude, Patriarch Youssef Absi, November 2023.
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, "May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace." (2Th 1:2) It is with a...
Nov 9, 20232 min read
The Holy Land weeps, October 2023.
Australasian-Middle East Christian Apostolic Churches (AMEC) The Holy Land weeps: Call for an end to the bloodshed. “Peace I leave with...
Oct 15, 20231 min read
A Pastoral Message concerning the Referendum, 14 October 2023.
5 October 2023 St Charitina A Pastoral Message concerning the Referendum, 14 October 2023 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do...
Oct 5, 20232 min read
Presentation of gift to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East 2023.
Australasian-Middle East Christian Apostolic Churches (AMEC) His Eminence and Beatitude Mar Bechara Boutros Cardinal Rai, Maronite...
Oct 4, 20231 min read
Words of welcome to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and All the East 2023.
Australasian-Middle East Christian Apostolic Churches (AMEC) His Eminence and Beatitude Mar Bechara Boutros Cardinal Rai, Maronite...
Oct 4, 20233 min read
A Pastoral Letter for Easter, Holy & Glorious Pascha, 2023.
Arabic version available here The Most Reverend ROBERT RABBAT by the Mercy of God Melkite Greek-Catholic Eparch of Australia, New Zealand...
Apr 20, 20235 min read
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