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  • Patriarchs urge Lebanese, Syrians to find hope in the Resurrection

    Patriarchs urge Lebanese, Syrians to find hope in the Resurrection

    • Apr 5, 2021

    In Easter messages, two Catholic patriarchs criticized the situation in Lebanon and urged the faithful to cling to the hope of the Resurrection despite the prevailing darkness.

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • Lebanon marks subdued Good Friday

    Lebanon marks subdued Good Friday

    • Apr 2, 2021

    In Lebanon, Christians marked Good Friday with subdued masses in near empty churches and heavy rain as they geared up for a second Easter in a row under strict lockdown.

    By Associated Press
  • Lebanese cardinal criticizes Hezbollah in leaked video

    Lebanese cardinal criticizes Hezbollah in leaked video

    • Apr 2, 2021

    At the risk of compromising the appeasement efforts aimed at facilitating the formation of a new government, Lebanese media on Thursday broadcast a leaked video in which the top Christian leader openly criticizes the Shia Hezbollah movement, accusing it of harming the country by dragging it into regional conflicts.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Lebanon’s ‘new poor’ seek help when they used to be the ones to donate

    Lebanon’s ‘new poor’ seek help when they used to be the ones to donate

    • Mar 18, 2021

    In the throes of a collapsing economy exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic and devastation from the catastrophic Beirut port blast last August, Lebanon is sinking further into a dire situation.

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • With Lebanon on verge of collapse, thousands rally to support cardinal

    With Lebanon on verge of collapse, thousands rally to support cardinal

    • Mar 1, 2021

    Thousands of Lebanese rallied Feb. 27 to show their support for the positions of Cardinal Bechara Rai as the country teeters on the verge of collapse from multiple crises.

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • Lebanese cardinal to country’s officials: Don’t you fear God?

    Lebanese cardinal to country’s officials: Don’t you fear God?

    • Jan 26, 2021

    Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, criticizing his country’s politicians over their failure to form a new government as Lebanon veers closer to collapse, asked, “Don’t you fear God?”

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • Cardinal calls on Lebanese leaders to resolve differences

    Cardinal calls on Lebanese leaders to resolve differences

    • Jan 11, 2021

    As Lebanon’s top political leaders struggle to form a government coalition, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Beshara Raï continues to call on President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri to hold a “personal reconciliation meeting.”

    By Inés San Martín
  • Lebanese man’s decades of research helps great-uncle’s sainthood cause

    Lebanese man’s decades of research helps great-uncle’s sainthood cause

    • Jan 4, 2021

    A Lebanese Capuchin then serving in Baabdat — Father Salim Rizkallah — had been appointed vice postulator of the sainthood cause of Armenian Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan of Mardin, Turkey.

    By Doreen Abi Raad
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