Elias Audi

Audi: Politicians’ Interests Led to the Country’s Failure

Metropolitan Elias Audi lamented that Lebanese officials’ "inability to take wise positions or act in the best interest of the country is what led to their failure and distance from the people." "If those who assumed power had been humble and worked for the good of Lebanon, would we have witnessed this disintegration of power?" he ...

Audi Denounces a World Built on 'Interests'

The Greek-Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, denounced the behavior of a large portion of people who value "social rank," respecting only "the rich, feudal, and bourgeois" and "rejecting the poor, needy, and weak." “The world is now built on interests, and man is driven by his instincts, desires, and self-centeredness," he ...

Mikati Shuns Criticism of Council of Ministers Presidency

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has firmly defended the position of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, saying, "I do not accept that this position be attacked in any way whatsoever.” His comments came during a meeting with the Metropolitan of Beirut, Bishop Elias Audi, whom he visited on Thursday. Regarding the appointments to ...

Audi: Our State Resigned from Its Duties Decades Ago

Metropolitan of Beirut and its Greek Orthodox affiliates, Bishop Elias Audi, said that “even electing a president for the country requires one and two years for us, and strenuous efforts, while in democratic countries it is a natural work, and even a duty, undertaken by representatives to ensure the progress of the country," in a sermon held ...