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July 1, 2016

Patriarch urges refugee repatriation as long-term solution in Middle East

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, delivers his homily during the Divine Liturgy June 26 at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y. Cardinal Rai arrived in the U.S. June 22 to begin a pastoral visit that concludes July 10.

NEW YORK – Poor, destitute refugees now comprise half the people living in Lebanon, according to Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church.

Published in International
January 28, 2015

Christian leaders meet in Lebanon, call for end to financing terrorists

Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs meet in Bkerke, Lebanon, Jan. 27 to address the crises in the Middle East. Pictured from left to right are Melkite Catholic Patriarch Gregoire III Laham; Greek Orthodox Patriarch John X of Antioch; Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch; Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II; and Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan.

BEIRUT - Catholic and Orthodox patriarchs called for an end to financing terrorists and suggested that borders be closed when necessary to prevent their movement.

Published in International