Catholic Mourns As His Holiness Dies

<h4>Catholic Mourns As His Holiness Dies<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Oriental Catholic is currently in a state of mourning as His Holiness&comma; Abune Qerlos&comma; 5th Patriarch of the Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Eritrea has passed away on&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His Holiness Qerlos died on December 2&comma; at the age of 96&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Expressing deep sorrow for the passing away of His Holiness Abune Qerlos&comma; the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Eritrea said that the protocol regarding the funeral service will be announced in the coming days&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;His Holiness Abune Qerlos was elected as the 5th Patriarch of the Orthodox Tewahdo Church of Eritrea on 13 May 2021&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the Oriental Orthodox Churches with its headquarters in Asmara&comma; Eritrea&period; Its autocephaly was recognised by Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria&comma; Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church&comma; after Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;As it is common with all<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;punchng&period;com&sol;"> Eastern Orthodox&comma; Oriental Orthodox&comma;<&sol;a> and Western Orthodox churches&semi; the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic churches of the Union of Utrecht&comma; the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church professes belief in the seven sacraments of baptism&comma; confirmation&comma; eucharist&comma; confession and the anointing of the sick&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>Source&colon; Ministry of Information&comma; Eritrea<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;