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Geagea: Christians must spearhead change

by OCP May 11, 2012 News
Geagea: “It is beneficial for Christians in Syria to side with” the revolution. (The Daily Star/Aldo Ayoub/HO)

By Nicholas Blanford The Daily Star 11/5/2012 MAARAB, Lebanon: The Christians of the Middle East should not view with trepidation the turmoil engulfing the region over the past 18 months, Syria especially, but should instead seize the initiative to advance change and ensure communal survival, says Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. “We should spearhead any [...]

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Frontpage coverage of the Armenian Genocide in the foreign media opens in Beirut

by OCP May 3, 2012 News

2/5/2012 A temporary exhibition on “The Armenian Genocide: Frontpage Coverage in the Foreign Media” opened at the Capuchin Church in Beirut. The exhibition was organized by Central Body of Lebanon on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide and the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute with the support of the Beirut City Hall. The exhibition presents about [...]

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Orthodox Archbishop Audi says Lebanon in need of moral renaissance

by OCP April 18, 2012 News
Beirut Metropolitan Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audi attends a religious service at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (The Daily Star/Mohammad Azakir)

The Daily Star 17/4/2012 BEIRUT: Beirut Metropolitan Orthodox Archbishop Elias Audi expressed dismay Sunday over the country’s current social and political conditions, calling for a moral renaissance and asking people and politicians to stand together for the sake of a brighter future.On the occasion of Easter Sunday for Christian denominations that follow the Eastern calendar, [...]

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The first ever Armenian Genocide monument to be erected at the Catholicosate of Cilicia

by OCP April 14, 2012 Featured News

14/4/2012 The first Armenian Genocide monument ever to be erected in the world, memorial for the Martyrs of the 1915 Genocide in the courtyard of the Catholicosate of Cilicia in Antelias Lebanon. The Martyrs’ Chapel was built when the remains of one-and-a-half million victims were brought from the desert of Der Zor to Antelias, Lebanon. [...]

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Syria uprising lays siege to leading religious figures

by OCP March 28, 2012 News

By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star 28/3/2012 BEIRUT: The yearlong crisis in Syria which has deepened divisions among Lebanon’s rival political leaders is now spreading to Lebanese religious authorities on both sides of the sectarian fence. With the Hezbollah-led March 8 alliance and the opposition March 14 coalition taking diametrically opposed sides on the unrest [...]

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TO THE ATTENTION OF ARMENIAN PUBLISHERS AND WRITERS IN DIASPORA

by OCP March 26, 2012 News

24/6/2012 Every year in November, the Catholicosate of Cilicia organizes a book fair under the auspices of His Holiness Aram I. All books in Armenian published in Lebanon and the countries in the region participate. The exhibition also includes books in foreign languages written about Armenians and Armenian issues. Based on the success of the [...]

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Maronite patriarch’s interview on Syria stirs new criticism

by OCP March 19, 2012 News

The Daily Star 10/3/2012 BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai’s recent remarks on the ongoing developments in Syria and the challenges facing Christians in the region is drawing another round of criticism from March 14 figures. In an interview with Reuters earlier in the week, Rai said he fears that the so-called Arab Spring could turn [...]

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Arab Christians need to feel secure

by OCP March 7, 2012 Featured News
A file photo shows Iraqis pray during the Christmas Eve mass at St Joseph’s Chaldean church in Baghdad

By Joseph A. Kechichian, Special to Gulf News 7/3/2012 Fleeing native lands is not the answer; they have to insist on equal rights, elect capable and sensible leaders and muzzle clerics who thrive on fear. Despite understandable rhetoric, neither Nouri Al Maliki in Iraq nor Bashar Al Assad in Syria will desist from sacrificing their [...]

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Syrian Christians fleeing to Lebanon

by OCP March 7, 2012 News

7/3/2012 Amid reports that 1,000 Syrians are now fleeing the country daily for Lebanon, the national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Lebanon described the Church’s response. “We have direct experience of Christian families who have fled to Syria [from] the violence or the oppression of the regime,” said Father Paul Karam. “There are [...]

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At stake, a Damascus bond – Why fate of uprising will have a bearing on many Indians

by OCP March 3, 2012 Featured News

K.P. NAYAR IN DAMASCUS 3/3/2012 Much more is at stake for the people of India than for their government in New Delhi in the current uprising against Syria’s Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party and the country’s President, Bashar al Assad. If Assad is overwhelmed by the ongoing rebellion against him, it may be the end of [...]

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Lebanon held commemoration event to honor victims of Sumgait massacres

by OCP February 28, 2012 Featured News

28/2/2012 BEIRUT. – All Armenian churches in Lebanon held commemoration liturgy for the victims of Sumgait massacres on Feb. 26. After the liturgy in the Antelias Armenian church, Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I and Armenia’s Ambassador to Lebanon Ashot Kocharyan delivered speeches. The Ambassador stated in particular that the severest ethnic [...]

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Lebanese Lenten traditions look to the veg basket

by OCP February 22, 2012 News

By Olivia Alabaster The Daily Star 22/2/2012 BEIRUT: For 40 days, Christians around the world commemorate the period ahead of the resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday, and while various churches celebrate Lent in different ways, prayer and fasting are common themes. In Lebanon, followers of the Maronite and Orthodox churches, in line with Eastern [...]

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Emergency Assistance to Syrian IDPs and Refugees

by OCP February 13, 2012 News

13/2/2012 1.Brief description of the emergency Since March 2011, anti-government protests in Syria continue to grow and have led to military actions between armed groups and government forces resulting in internal displacement of Syrian civilians throughout the country, as well as a rise in the number of Syrian refugees in the neighbouring countries of Lebanon, [...]

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Bkirki committee may recommend return to 1960 election law

by OCP February 9, 2012 News
Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai, center, heads a meeting for Christian leaders in Bkirki, Lebanon, Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. (The Daily Star)

The Daily Star 9/2/2012 BEIRUT: In the wake of strong rejection of an electoral law proposed by the Orthodox Gathering, chances are reportedly high for a return to the 1960 election law. Quoting Christian political sources, Al-Markazia News Agency said Bkirki committee members were preparing a detailed report on the outcome of their talks with [...]

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Religious leaders call for unity at a time of Arab uprisings

by OCP February 8, 2012 News

The Daily Star 8/2/2012 BEIRUT: Lebanon’s top Christian and Muslim leaders called Tuesday for national unity in light of the difficult circumstances in Lebanon and the Arab world. They also appealed to the Lebanese government to brush aside political differences among its members and address urgent national and socio-economic issues. The religious leaders’ appeal came [...]

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Mar Maroun celebrations a unifying source for Christians

by OCP February 8, 2012 News
Decorating Ain al-Rumanneh’s Mar Maroun church to mark the anniversary of the Syriac monk. (The Daily Star)

By Alex Taylor The Daily Star 8/2/2012 BEIRUT: It is perhaps ironic that the feast day of saint who spent his life in isolation is today credited with bringing Christians together, but that is exactly what Mar Maroun Day on Feb. 9 does. An official holiday in Lebanon, Mar Maroun Day celebrates the life and [...]

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Rai: Talks with Hezbollah focus on state

by OCP January 28, 2012 News

The Daily Star 27/1/2012 BKIRKI, Lebanon: Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai said Thursday the ongoing dialogue between the Maronite Church and Hezbollah focused on the structure of the state and maintaining Lebanon’s neutrality in a turbulent Middle East facing a wave of popular upheavals demanding democratic change. Rai also warned that it would be “shameful” to [...]

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Christian-Muslim Joint Conference in Lebanon to Discuss Christians in the Middle East

by OCP January 24, 2012 News

23/1/2012 (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The conference will be attended by delegates from all over the world, including 50 leading Muslim and Christian religious leaders, intellectuals, and actors of civil society from the Middle East. A number of ecumenical partners from Europe and USA will also attend the meeting. The conference will deal with [...]

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Orthodox, Maronites warn Christians not to sell land

by OCP January 12, 2012 News
Patriarch of Antioch and All the East Ignatius IV Hazim, center, attends a religious service at Saint George Orthodox Cathedral in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Nov. 14, 2011. (Mohammad Azakir/The Daily Star)

The Daily Star 12/1/2012 BEIRUT: The Maronite League expressed its concern Wednesday over the sharp increase in land sales in Christian districts in Lebanon, as Greek Orthodox Patriarch Ignatius IV Hazim called for discouraging and preventing such sales. In a statement issued after a meeting of its executive council, the League expressed “its concern over [...]

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Hizbullah Delegation Visits, Greets Christian Sects on Holiday

by OCP December 28, 2011 News

28/12/2011 (Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – On the occasion of Christmas, and the approach of the New Year, Hizbullah formed a delegation composed of Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc Member Bilal Farhat, Hizbullah Political Council member Ghaleb Abu Zeinab, Hizbullah Mount Lebanon official Bilal Dagher, and a group from Hizbullah’s public relations committee in Mount [...]

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Jumblatt acknowledges Christian Fears

by OCP December 20, 2011 News
In this Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 file photo, Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt speaks during a press conference in his house in Beirut, Lebanon. (AP Photo)

The Daily Star 20/12/2011 BEIRUT: Progressive Socialist Party leader Walid Jumblatt said Monday that although he understood the fears of the Christian community he would announce a clear stance regarding a new election law which rival Christian leaders agreed upon last week for the 2013 parliamentary elections. “As for the election law, despite understanding the [...]

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Maronite agreement on election law draws fire

by OCP December 19, 2011 News

By Hussein Dakroub The Daily Star 19/12/2011 BEIRUT: A radically new election law endorsed by Maronite leaders that would allow each sect to choose its own representatives during the 2013 parliamentary elections has come under fire from officials across the political divide, with some warning that it would deepen sectarianism in the country. Former Prime [...]

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Succariyeh: Orthodox Plan drives Lebanon ‘to its end’

by OCP December 18, 2011 News

18/12/2011 Loyalty to the Resistance bloc MP Walid Succariyeh said that the Orthodox plan for a new electoral law implies the “end of Lebanon.” In an interview with the Kuwaiti newspaper As-Seyassah, Succariyeh said that the Orthodox plan “will drive Lebanon into a sectarian federal system and this will cause schisms within Lebanese society [and [...]

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Maronite leaders approve Orthodox draft electoral law

by OCP December 18, 2011 News

The Daily Star 16/12/2011 BKIRKI/BEIRUT: Maronite leaders agreed Friday to support the Orthodox Gathering’s draft electoral law, and designated a committee to discuss the proposed law with Lebanese officials. A gathering of the leaders “agreed to designate [its] committee to begin negotiations with all parties over the Orthodox Gathering’s proposal, which the attendees consider a [...]

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Franjieh supports Orthodox proposal on electoral law

by OCP December 16, 2011 News

16/12/2011 Marada Movement leader MP Sleiman Franjieh said on Friday during the Christian leadership meeting in Bkirki that he supports in principle the Orthodox proposal on the electoral law. A statement issued by Franjieh’s office quoted him as saying that “the Orthodox proposal not only guarantees the rights of Christians, but guarantees as well the [...]

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