Béchara Raï

'Gathering for the State of Greater Lebanon' Meet in Bkerke

par This Is Beirut, 18/01 22:23 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Abbas Halabi Amin Salam Amine Gemayel Béchara Raï Bkerké Greater Lebanon

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai sponsored on Thursday the launch of the "Gathering for the State of Greater Lebanon" at Bkerke, an initiative by the Conference for Civil Society Dialogue (CSID) association. The initiative calls for a return to the neglected principles of Greater Lebanon from 1943, with a focus on positive neutrality advocated ...

The Patriarch Once Again in Hezb's Crosshairs

par Alissar Boulos, 29/01 18:32 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Béchara Raï Fares Souaid Ghayath Yazbek Hezbollah Israel

Social media flared up on Sunday and Monday with a smear campaign against the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, accusing him of "betrayal" and of being the "Arabic-speaking spokesperson" for Israel. In his Sunday sermon, Patriarch Rai denounced Hezbollah’s military operations against Israel on the southern border. He shared a letter, received ...

Chamoun: Properties Are Being Registered in Secret in Mount Lebanon

par This Is Beirut, 29/01 18:56 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Bassam Mawlawi Béchara Raï Camille Chamoun

Head of the National Liberal Party Camille Chamoun visited on Monday the caretaker Minister of Interior Bassam Mawlawi, with whom he discussed the ongoing closure of real estate offices in Mount Lebanon. He expressed concern that despite this closure, "properties are being registered in secret," considering this a "demographic threat with the ...

Rifi: Presidency Is a Priority for 'The Gathering of the State of Greater Lebanon'

par This Is Beirut, 06/02 17:57 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Ashraf Rifi Béchara Raï

MP Ashraf Rifi announced on Tuesday that he has organized a series of meetings with all forces that “support the concept of the State of Greater Lebanon.” These gatherings are grounded in the principles of sovereignty, freedom, independence, state-building and the fight against corruption. Following a meeting in Bkerke between Maronite ...

Rai Calls on Politicians to Reexamine Their Conscience

par This Is Beirut, 28/04 13:26 - Reading : less than a minute

Béchara Raï

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called on politicians to "reexamine their conscience" to ensure the common good and restore constitutional institutions, starting with the election of a President of the Republic. During his Sunday sermon, Rai accused political forces of lacking faith in God and causing suffering for the Lebanese people due to a war ...

Rai Calls for Reinforcing Farmers' Attachment to the Land

par This Is Beirut, 02/06 13:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Béchara Raï

Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai called for reinforcing people’s attachment to the land by supporting farmers and the agricultural industry. In his Sunday sermon, Rai stressed that “the land forms an essential part of the national identity,” and that farmers should be supported to remain in the land. He praised the efforts of the Director ...

Rai: No Legitimacy for Any Authority That Contradicts Coexistence

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 12:38 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Béchara Raï Bkerké

During his sermon on Sunday in Bkerke, Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai emphasized that “Lebanon cannot be manipulated by not electing a president because it undermines the covenant of coexistence.” He stated that the preamble of the constitution states that there is no legitimacy for any authority that contradicts coexistence. Rai stressed ...

Bassil Visits Rai to Talk About Presidency

par This Is Beirut, 09/06 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Béchara Raï Free Patriotic Movement Gebran Bassil Ghada Aoun

Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) chief Gebran Bassil said that the real fear is “laxity with regard to the presidential vacancy, and this issue must be separated from the others.” After meeting with Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, Bassil stated that “there is a process aimed at preventing and blocking the election of a president of the ...

Rai Calls for an Exceptional, Patriotic, Honest, and Courageous President

par This Is Beirut, 16/06 15:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

Béchara Raï Lebanese Presidential Elections

What did the Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, mean when he drew up a portrait of the new head of state and called for the emergence of a new parliamentary and governmental authority, with parliamentary elections just two years away? The head of the Maronite Church, who regularly calls for the election of a new president, fiercely criticizing Amal ...

Rai Worries About Consequences of Vacuum in Presidency and the Military School

par This Is Beirut, 23/06 15:01 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

Béchara Raï Hezbollah

The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai once again warned against the danger of a presidential vacuum. In his opinion, failing to hold elections is a “national mistake that deals a fatal political blow to the consensus system upon which we rely.” In his Sunday homily, the Maronite Patriarch emphasized the importance of Lebanon having “a ...

Al-Raï: In War, Everyone Loses

par This Is Beirut, 30/06 12:48 - Reading : less than a minute

Béchara Raï

The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara al-Raï, recalled that “in war, there is no winner; everyone is a loser.” In his Sunday homily, al-Raï estimated that “true heroism lies in building peace, in peaceful solutions, and in dialogue," inviting people to pray so that “God touches the consciences of warlords and transforms them into ...

Rai: Reconciliation Is a Necessity for Lebanese Society

par This Is Beirut, 25/08 12:41 - Reading : less than a minute

Béchara Raï

The Maronite Patriarch, Bechara Rai, underlined that "reconciliation is necessary for our Lebanese society," stressing that  "with it, wars of personal interest, which are more dangerous than armed wars, would end." He also underlined the importance of national reconciliation, in a country where divisions are growing deeper, and the election of ...

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