Pope Lavon XIV sends thanks and apostolic blessing to Bishop Jean Marie Chami

The Vatican Secretariat of State for General Affairs issued a message on October 22, 2026, stating that Pope Lavon XIV received expressions of solidarity from Bishop Jean Marie Chami following the Pope's recent hospitalization. The Pope expressed gratitude for the attention and prayers offered for his recovery.

Monsignor Paolo Rudelli, deputy secretary of the Secretariat of State, sent the message including an apostolic blessing for Bishop Chami and those under his pastoral care. Bishop Chami is an auxiliary bishop for the Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarchate of Antioch and the patriarchal vicar for Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan.