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  • Lebanese Christian official says US sanctioned him over Hezbollah ties

    Lebanese Christian official says US sanctioned him over Hezbollah ties

    • Nov 9, 2020

    Lebanon’s former foreign minister said Sunday that last week’s U.S. sanctions targeted him over alleged corruption because he repeatedly refused Washington’s calls to severe ties with Iran-backed Hezbollah, a powerful Lebanese militant and political group.

    By Associated Press
  • US sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian leader

    US sanctions Hezbollah-allied Lebanese Christian leader

    • Nov 7, 2020

    The U.S. Treasury on Friday slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s former foreign minister and a leading Christian political ally of the militant Hezbollah group, singling him out for what it said was his role in corruption.

    By Zeina Karam
  • Cardinal: Lebanon’s leaders have lost respect of citizens, world

    Cardinal: Lebanon’s leaders have lost respect of citizens, world

    • Oct 20, 2020

    Marking the anniversary of Lebanon’s massive popular uprising against the corrupt political class, Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai encouraged the country’s young people to continue their protest movement.

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • Scottish charity provides emergency supplies to Beirut 2 months after blast

    Scottish charity provides emergency supplies to Beirut 2 months after blast

    • Oct 15, 2020

    Scotland’s leading Catholic international aid agency is helping to provide emergency supplies such as blankets, cooking kits, hot meals and help with schooling for thousands of families affected by the Aug. 4 Beirut blast in Lebanon.

    By Charles Collins
  • Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship

    Cardinal likens fading Christian presence in Middle East to a sinking ship

    • Sep 21, 2020

    Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai warned that the Christian presence in the Middle East is shrinking and church leaders “are called to face the winds that blow in our homelands.”

    By Doreen Abi Raad
  • Lebanese president warns of ‘hell’ if no new gov’t formed

    Lebanese president warns of ‘hell’ if no new gov’t formed

    • Sep 21, 2020

    Lebanon’s president said Monday that the crisis-hit country could be going to “hell” if a new government was not formed, suggesting it would require a “miracle” for that to happen at this point.

    By Zeina Karam
  • Despite COVID scares, Pope’s top aides take his message to the streets

    Despite COVID scares, Pope’s top aides take his message to the streets

    • Sep 14, 2020

    Both Italian Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the pope’s most senior aide, and British Archbishop Paul Gallagher, head of the pope’s diplomatic service, have been on the road trying to carry the pope’s message in the absence of his physical presence.

    By Inés San Martín
  • Christian-Muslim dialogue ‘backbone’ of Lebanon, cardinal says

    Christian-Muslim dialogue ‘backbone’ of Lebanon, cardinal says

    • Sep 12, 2020

    Just weeks before Pope Francis is set to sign a new encyclical on human fraternity, the head of the Maronite Church is pointing to his own country of Lebanon as an example of how Christians and Muslims can peacefully live together. 

    By Jack Lyons
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