#Ethiopia: His Holiness Abune Mathias I, Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, called for peace, reconciliation, and an end to ongoing suffering during the opening of the Holy Synod Assembly. “In these times, when our people are gravely suffering due to the absence of peace, we must work through prayer, teaching, and counsel so they may attain peace and justice,” the Patriarch said in his opening remarks. He stated that the Ethiopian people have endured significant hardship and su