Lebanon Archives - Page 11 of 16

Priest says family honor often pressures pregnant Lebanese women

Jan 13, 2018

Although people in the United States are preparing for the annual March for Life in Washington and other cities, no such preparations are underway in Lebanon, where abortion continues to be a taboo issue.

By Doreen Abi Raad

Pope may be mum, but count on it: Vatican’s watching Iranian drama

Jan 4, 2018

So far Pope Francis and his Vatican team have been strikingly silent, at least in public, on the latest cycle of street protests and violence in Iran. By no means, however, should that suggest they’re not following the situation closely.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Mideast Catholic patriarchs express hope amid uncertainty at Christmas

Dec 28, 2017

Catholic patriarchs of the Middle East — with hope, despite uncertainty in the region — called for peace, security, prayer and solidarity at Christmastime.

By Doreen Abi Raad

Pope Francis makes appeal for peace in Lebanon during new political crisis

Nov 19, 2017

ROME— Pope Francis prayed for an end to the “painful poverty caused by war and conflict,” particularly in the Middle East, naming Lebanon in particular, after the political crisis sparked by the sudden resignation of the country’s prime minister, Saad Hariri, on a visit to Saudi Arabia. “Today, I would

By Inés San Martín

Top Lebanese priest to head to Saudi Arabia amid crisis

Nov 13, 2017

Cardinal Bechara el-Rai, the head of Lebanon’s Maronite Church, is expected to meet with Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri in Saudi Arabia. Hariri shocked the nation by announcing his resignation from Riyadh, and said on Sunday he’ll return to Lebanon “within days” to resolve issues with the militant group Hezbollah, his rivals in the coalition government.

By Associated Press

Unique Lebanon shows why refugees need safe zones in Syria

Oct 28, 2017

Alexis Moukarzel is a Lebanese architect. He said the different religious and ethnic communities in Lebanon might have their own agenda, but “most of them want Lebanon to be stabilized. If it was not like that you would have the spread of the Syrian civil war inside Lebanon.”

By Father Matthew Schneider L.C.