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 […]

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi met on Monday afternoon in Bkirki with Canada’s Foreign Minister, Stephane Dion, with talks reportedly dwelling on the overall situation in Lebanon and the broad region, notably the war in Syria and its implications on Lebanon. Talks also touched […]

Blessed Lent to All   We often wonder what meaning there is for Christians in depriving themselves during lent, of something that is good and useful for their physical subsistence. The Sacred Scriptures and the Christian traditions teach us that fasting is a great motivator […]