BARTELLA, Iraq (AP) — For the 300 Christians who braved wind and rain to attend Christmas’s Eve Mass in their hometown, the ceremony evoked both holiday cheer and grim reminders of the war raging around their northern Iraqi town, and the distant prospect of moving […]
The Syrian army’s recapture of the northern city of Aleppo has put an end to hopes that President Bashar Assad’s regime could be ousted, Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Friday, while noting that his party does not want to “control Lebanon.” “After Aleppo, one […]
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi pointed out that the Lebanese immigration has increased due to the souring economic situation and political crisis, indicating that the influx of refugees jeopardizes the Lebanese entity. Patriarch Rahi’s fresh words on Thursday came during his patronage of the […]
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, Alexandria and Jerusalem for Melkite Catholics, Gregory III Lahham, expressed hope on Saturday that “Egypt would regain its leading role in resolving crises and putting an end to wars, and that the Arab League would recover in the […]
Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, met on Wednesday at Dar al-Fatwa with the Egyptian ambassador to Lebanon, Nazih al-Najjari, who expressed his country’s commitment to the restoration of security and stability and to the resumption of institutional work in Lebanon. “It is […]
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi, met on Thursday noon at noon in Bkirki with French Ambassador to Lebanon, Emmanuel Bonne, whereby they discussed an array of matters on the local and regional arena. Patriarch Rahi also met with former Minister, Albert Mansour, where they […]
Pope Francis’ more liberal interpretation of Catholic Canon law is bringing him under increasing fire from conservative sections of the church for leading Catholicism toward what was dubbed last week a “gravely critical moment.” Since being elected in 2013, Francis has been hailed for his […]
President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, stressed that the international confidence in Lebanon is reinforced everyday, adding that the support received by Lebanon since the presidential election ushers in a better future in the political, security and economic fields. President Aoun informed his interlocutors […]
A closed door meeting took place on Monday in Bkirki between Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi and Interior and Municipalities Minister, Nuhad Mashnouq, to deliberate over the latest political developments, notably government formation efforts. In the wake of the closed door meeting, Patriarch Rahi […]
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi fervently deplored in a statement the terrorist bombing that rattled St. Peter church near St. Mark Cathedral and the pontifical seat of Orthodox Copts in Cairo Sunday morning which claimed the lives of 24 people and injured dozens. Patriarch […]
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