par Johnny Kortbawi, 09/01 15:46 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
After the civil war, the declining number of Christians in Lebanon was cause for alarm not only in the country, but in the region too, knowing that Lebanon is the only Middle Eastern state to have a Christian president. Immigration and the impossibility for expatriates to reclaim their citizenship became a major hurdle as far as the protection of ...
par This Is Beirut, 24/03 22:04 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
The faithful walked slowly in a procession past the stone facade of Gaza's only Catholic church on Palm Sunday, gathering to pray for peace as war raged around them. Holy Family Church's tranquil courtyard, filled with dozens of children and older people, belied the humanitarian crisis happening beyond its gates in Gaza City. Inside the church, ...
par This Is Beirut, 29/03 21:11 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Christians Easter Gaza Good Friday
Catholic Christians celebrated Good Friday in Jerusalem in a special context, due to the ongoing conflict in the region. The war in Gaza hung heavy over Good Friday in Jerusalem with fewer Catholic Christian pilgrims walking the path through the walled Old City that they believe Christ took to his crucifixion. Security was heavy in the narrow ...
par Vanessa Kallas, Yvonne Mourani, 29/03 22:16 - Reading : less than a minute
Despite the challenges of war and economic hardship, Christians come together on this holy day, finding solace and strength in the Good Friday procession.
par Fady Noun, 30/03 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
On the occasion of Holy Week, Pope Francis addressed a letter to the Catholics of the Holy Land, encouraging them to remain in the land of Christ. "A land where you want to stay and where it is good for you to stay," the Holy Father emphasized. It goes without saying that this advice is directed at Christians who are tempted to leave or forced to ...
par This Is Beirut, 21/04 14:54 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Metropolitan of Beirut, Elias Audi, stated in his sermon on Sunday that "the emperors of our time claim faith and defend it, but they are nothing but worshippers of wealth and power." "Where are the accountable representatives of this nation when it comes to addressing the profound concept of true martyrdom, which embodies the ideals of love, ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 10/05 20:56 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Christian forces – notably the Lebanese Forces (LF), the Kataeb and the Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) – who gathered at the seat of the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerke on Friday, have tentatively agreed on a draft formula regarding Hezbollah's weapons. This formula would be part of the national charter that Bkerke is expected to declare in the ...
par Fady Noun, 01/06 09:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
For the Christians of Lebanon and for Lebanon as a whole, the presidential vacancy is "worse than the plague." It jeopardizes the future of the Lebanese "political entity," stated the Greek-Catholic Archbishop of Zahle, Ibrahim Ibrahim, during the Feast of Corpus Christi, which the city has faithfully commemorated since 1825, nearly two centuries ...
par Bassam Abou Zeid, 07/07 14:53 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
An assessment of the situation of Christians in Lebanon, clearly points to divergence in visions between the Vatican and Lebanese political Christian forces, leading to the conclusion that the Christian presence in Lebanon is on the line. Sources monitoring the Vatican's move towards Lebanon assert that the Holy See finds itself limited in its ...
par This Is Beirut, 18/08 13:03 - Reading : less than a minute
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai stated, "We have received letters from (inhabitants of) southern Lebanon describing their catastrophic situation due to the war. In front of this dark tunnel, our people are divided: some have been forced to flee, while others have remained on their land to preserve their livelihoods, and this group challenges all ...
par Johnny Kortbawi, 20/08 10:59 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In recent days, a number of Hezbollah sympathizers have impertinently mentioned demographics in Lebanon, with the sole purpose of embarrassing Christians in unprecedented ways. In this context, the Hezbollah-affiliated newspaper Al Akhbar published inaccurate figures, thereby stating that Lebanese Christians now make up less than 20% of ...
