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Lebanese Christian leader: alliance with Hezbollah imperiled
By Sarah El Deeb — January 3, 2022
BEIRUT (AP) — The televised speech by Gebran Bassil, who heads the Free Patriotic Movement, signaled an unprecedented level of frustration with Hezbollah.
Pope Francis calls for a day of fasting and prayer for Lebanon
By Claire Giangravé — September 2, 2020
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Standing beside a waving Lebanese flag, Pope Francis paid homage to the troubled population of Beirut on Wednesday (Sept. 2) and implored its residents to ‘take courage’ as they begin the reconstruction of their city.
The lesson of Lebanon: Can this war-torn nation provide an example for getting along? (COMMENTARY)
By Chris Seiple — January 15, 2015
(RNS) By all accounts, Lebanon should have broken down by now. But that hasn’t happened. And it’s not likely to.
Pope urges peace in 3-day trip to Lebanon
By Alessandro Speciale — September 17, 2012
BEIRUT (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday (Sept. 16) took the unusual step of directly appealing to Arab countries to find "workable solutions" to the conflict in Syria and tensions throughout the Middle East. By Alessandro Speciale.
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Lebanon as riots flare across Middle East
By Alessandro Speciale — September 14, 2012
BEIRUT (RNS) Pope Benedict XVI arrived in Lebanon on Friday for a high-risk trip aimed at emboldening the Middle East’s beleaguered Christian minority, just as anti-Western protests spread through much of the Muslim world. By Alessandro Speciale.
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