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Lebanese cardinal: ‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion
Author: Hannah Brockhaus
Publication Date: 5/8/2020
Source: Catholic News Agency
After at least one explosion occurred at the ports of Beirut on Tuesday, a Maronite Catholic cardinal has said the local Church needs support to help the people of Lebanon recover from this disaster.
Students and alumnus share about Church's unique presence in Jordan
Author: Brooke Guryn
Publication Date: 31/7/2020
Source: Brigham Young University
Living in the region where Christ ministered, according to students and an alumnus, is not only special because of historical context, but also because of the service faithful Church members show daily.
Beirut blast: Middle East Christian TV broadcaster launches special programming
Publication Date: 5/8/2020
Source: Religion News Services
A major Christian Arabic language broadcaster in Lebanon is airing special live programming, reassuring shell-shocked viewers after a huge explosion in the capital Beirut killed at least 113 people and injured more than 4,000 yesterday.
Hagia Sophia as mosque has global implications for religious freedom
Author: Matt Hadro
Publication Date: 17/7/2020
Source: Catholic News Agency
As Christians and world leaders lament Turkey’s reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, some experts warn that the act could spell a religious resurgence as much as a nationalist action.
Top Lebanese Christian party official killed in Beirut blast
Publication Date: 5/8/2020
Source: The New Arab
The secretary-general of Lebanon's Christian Phalanges Party, or Kataeb, was killed in the double blast that devastated Beirut's port on Tuesday, local media reported.
Catholic hospitals in Syria working to help indigent patients
Author: Dale Gavlak
Publication Date: 17/7/2020
Source: Catholic News Agency
Three Catholic-run hospitals providing life-saving services free of charge to vulnerable Syrians hope to aid some 50,000 patients by the project’s end next year.
16 Beirut Ministries Respond to Lebanon Explosion
Author: Jayson Casper
Publication Date: 5/8/2020
Source: Christianity Today
One hour later at work, and Sarah Chetti might have been one of thousands in a Beirut hospital.
Director of the INSAAF migrant worker ministry in Lebanon, Chetti’s colleagues described shards of broken glass flying through the air, and the metal frames of doors ripped from their hinges.
After Beirut blast, what some Lebanese Christians are doing to help their neighbors
Author: Jonah McKeown
Publication Date: 14/8/2020
Source: Catholic News Agency
Last Tuesday, Julie Tegho and her husband Hicham Bou Nassif were enjoying an ordinary day at their local mall in Beirut, Lebanon. Without warning, they felt what seemed like an earthquake, followed by a mighty blast that shattered the glass all around them.
Court orders church closure to remain in effect in Algeria
Publication Date: 17/8/2020
Source: Middle East Concern
Christians in Algeria ask for prayer for the church of Makouda, as an administrative court rejected a request to cancel the governor’s order to close the church.
Lebanon's Christians reflect on impact of blast on community and country
Author: Sunniva Rose
Publication Date: 13/8/2020
Source: The National.ae
The scene was biblical. On the barren, snowy peak of Qornet Al Sawda in northern Lebanon, believers sat on the hard ground last Sunday to hear an open-air mass in a 1,000-year-old tradition.
Behind the priest stood a cross made from three slabs of wood. A goat – dinner – bleated mournfully.
