Lebanon Archives

Melkite Catholic young adults in Middle East find hope at gathering

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
Aug 13, 2019

Full of zeal for their faith, 920 Melkite Catholic young adults from the Middle East gathered in Lebanon for the first conference especially for them.

Lebanon festival drops popular band after Christian pressure

Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
Jul 30, 2019

An international music festival in Lebanon said Tuesday that it has cancelled a planned concert by a popular Mideast rock band whose lead singer is openly gay, apparently caving to pressure after weeklong calls by some Christian groups to pull the plug on the show, as well as online threats to stop it by force.

Lebanese rock band takes center stage in freedoms debate

Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
Jul 25, 2019

A popular Mideast rock band known for its rousing music and lyrics challenging norms in the conservative Arab world is once again at the center of a heated debate about freedom of expression — this time over a planned concert in its hometown in Lebanon.

Christian town in Lebanon bans Muslims from buying, renting property

Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
Jun 26, 2019

A town in Lebanon has banned Christians from selling or renting property to non-Christians after an influx of Muslim immigrants.

Melkite Catholic bishops call for peace in Syria during annual synod

Catholic News Service, Church in the Middle East
Jun 25, 2019

Melkite Catholic bishops from around the world, gathering in Lebanon for their annual synod, called for reconciliation and peace in Syria.

In Lebanon, Syrian refugees face new pressure to go home

Associated Press, Church in the Middle East
Jun 20, 2019

Lebanese authorities are making their most aggressive campaign yet for Syrian refugees to return home and are taking action to ensure they can’t put down roots.