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Patriarch Rai Stresses Positive Neutrality as Key to Lebanon’s Stability

This is Beirut, 19/01 11:25 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai highlighted in his Sunday sermon that neutrality does not signify weakness. He stressed that positive neutrality is a necessity for Lebanon, rooted in the National Pact and the principle that Lebanon should neither serve as a base nor a haven for conflict. Rai mentioned the optimism of many Lebanese, who feel ...

Rai: Remove the Rocket Launchers Planted Between the Houses in the South

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-31 13:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Maronite Patriarch Mgr. Bechara al-Rai called for the protection of civilians in southern Lebanon and denounced the smear campaign against Bishop Moussa el-Hage during his homily in Bkerke on Sunday. "We call for the removal of the rocket launchers planted between homes in South Lebanon, which trigger destructive Israeli responses. Are they being ...

Bishop Moussa El-Hage Denies Taking Part in Israeli Ceremony

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-28 11:41 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bechara al-Rai Holy Land

The Maronite Patriarchal Vicar of Haifa and Jerusalem, Archbishop Moussa El-Hage denounced "fabricated information involving him.” He denied having taken part in the annual holiday greetings ceremony organized by Israeli President Isaac Herzog on December 21. In an interview with the daily Nidaa al-Watan on Thursday, Hage also pointed out that ...

Bkerke Mediating an End to Catholic Schools' Strike

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-27 18:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bechara al-Rai Catholic Schools

Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai said he was "satisfied" with the results of the meeting he chaired in Bkerke on Wednesday to discuss the laws on teachers' rights passed by Parliament on December 15. The two laws amend certain regulations governing educational authority in private schools and the management of school budgets. The controversial ...

Al-Rai Reiterated His Call for the 'Neutrality' of Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-24 14:32 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Bechara al-Rai Gaza

The Maronite patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, once again reiterated his call for Lebanon's neutrality, asserting that the Land of the Cedars is “a land of dialogue and peace.” Stigmatizing the “genocidal and brutal” war in Gaza, which has been going on since October 7, and its consequences for Lebanon, Archbishop al-Rai denounced the Hebrew ...

Presidential Elections: Al-Rai's Indirect Opposition to a National Dialogue Conference

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-23 16:08 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Amal Bechara al-Rai

The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Rai, implicitly expressed his opposition to a national conference for dialogue, still desired by the Speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri, with the aim of reaching a consensus on the presidential election. He renewed his criticism of the Amal-Hezbollah tandem, holding them responsible for blocking the presidential ...

Bombardment Resumes in Southern Lebanon

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-07 12:01 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Bechara al-Rai Bombardment

The Maronite Patriarch, Archbishop Bechara al-Rai, began a visit to Tyre on Thursday morning to show solidarity with the inhabitants and displaced persons of southern Lebanon. Bombardments resumed in southern Lebanon on Thursday morning following a night of precarious calm. Israeli artillery targeted the areas of Wadi Al-Slouki, Hula, and Markaba ...