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"Relevant Radio" Interview with Msgr Sharbel Maroun

Interview with President of Telelumiere International - The Only Christian TV Station in the Middle East.

Murder of Eastern Rite Chaldean Catholic Bishop in Iraq

Assyrian Coalition Condemns Murder of Chaldean Archbishop

Washington -- Members of the Chaldean Assyrian Syriac Council of America (CASCA) expressed profound sadness and condemned the senseless murder of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho.

Top Vatican diplomat, U.S. bishops spokesman criticize U.S. Policy on Lebanon

Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, Fla., chair of the Committee on International Policy for the U.S. bishops, issued a statement July 17 calling for a cease-fire in Lebanon, faulting Hamas and Hezbollah for triggering the crisis, criticizing Israeli attacks on civilian infrastructure, expressing solidarity with the Lebanese, and asking the United States to exercise greater leadership to bring a halt to the violence.

Maronite bishops call for ceasefire, humanitarian corridors and solidarity

The bishops issued a statement with eight points after a meeting called by Patriarch Sfeir, who has returned. They expressed their support for the government and appealed to all parties to overcome divisions and clashes. An international meeting on Lebanon will be held on Wednesday in Rome.

by Youssef Hourany

Appeal from Fr. Elie of Our Lady of Lebanon Church - Miami, Fl

VIGIL PRAYER SERVICE ON TUESDAY JULY 25, 2006 8:00 PM

Resilient Lebanese pull together

Christian churches and schools have opened their doors to the flood of mostly Shiite refugees, proving that compassion and mercy know no religious or sectarian boundaries.

Lebanon and Maronite Saints

Lebanon once had a Christian majority, but because of war, economic hardship, and the rapid spread of Islam, this is no longer the case.