Diman (Agenzia Fides) – The Arab world “needs the Gospel and its teachings: those of love, brotherhood, peace, forgiveness and reconciliation”. This is what the Patriarch of Antioch of the Maronites, Bechara…
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July 7, 2014 For Patriarch Rahi, parliament should meet every day until it elects a new president. The prelate makes the request to the parliamentary speaker. Some people “are hindering the election,…
By Daniella Cheslow http://www.pri.org, 2014-06-30 When Pope Francis visited the Holy Land late May, one member of his entourage stood out: Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, the Patriarch of Maronite Christians. Lebanese citizens are…
The Patriarchs of Antioch (l-r): Patriarch Ignatius Joseph III Younan of the Syriac Catholics, Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem of the Syriac Orthodox, Patriarch John X Yazigi of the Greek Orthodox, Patriarch…
A TOMB OF LIGHT: Father Franz VAN DER LUGT (1938-2014) was a Dutch Jesuit living in Syria since 1972. Fluent in Arabic, he had a PhD in psychology. Father Franz advanced dialogue…
The Maronite presidential seat in Lebanon was weakened tremendously and rendered almost honorary with the Taef Agreement of 1990 after many historic powers were stripped from it. It was at the time…
Sunday, June 1, 2014 Arabic original here. French translation here. Press Conference by His Beatitude Patriarch John X : On the Forthcoming Conference “Antiochian Unity: Its Dimensions and Exigencies”, June 26-28, 2014…
05/31/2014 Patriarch Rai: Reconciliation with Lebanese of South Lebanon Army, they “are not criminals” The exiles in Israel “Lebanese as much as others, even more so”. For Rai, they did not fight…
The Maronite (Syro-Maronite Catholic) Patriarch will not be going to Jerusalem to attend Pope Francis’ visit and his encounter with the Ecumenical Patriarch – but as a Church leader with faithful across…
The Blood of the Children Mixed with the Blood of Christ (Damascus, Syria) Holy Tuesday April 15, 2014 witnesses the blood of 55 children mingles with the Blood of Christ on…