Advocates say action is needed to stop the hemorrhaging of Christians from their biblical homelands, particularly Lebanon and Iraq, as safety, poor governance and economic crises imperil their future.
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral – Brooklyn Heights
Prayer Service for Lebanon Focuses on Healing
The power of prayer is needed to help heal Lebanon, according to religious leaders who gathered at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral on Aug. 25 for a prayer service that doubled as a fundraising event for the victims of the Beirut explosion.
CNEWA President Says Lebanon Needs ‘Glimpse of Hope’
The Catholic Near East Welfare Association is helping on the ground in Lebanon following the Aug. 4 explosion. CNEWA President Msgr. Peter Vaccari says the devastated country needs prayers.
Lebanese Community in New York Shaken by Beirut Explosion
Lebanese people in New York are eager to get humanitarian relief to Lebanon in the wake of the deadly explosion in Beirut.
Lebanese Patriarch Brings Peace Mission to B’klyn
The Maronite Patriarch of Lebanon completed his peace mission to the United States by celebrating a liturgy in Brooklyn Heights with his fellow countrymen.
Visit of Maronite Patriarch to Brooklyn Oct. 29
Cardinal Bechara Peter Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics will celebrate 11:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn Heights, Oct. 29.
Global Thinking Earns Honors for Elmhurst Artists
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a seminar on women’s health and fertility, a sacred sites open house, spring planting in Queens, an upcoming multicultural celebration and more.
Farewell and Greetings at Greenpoint Parish
This week’s Tablet TALK highlights a novena to Our Lady of Velankanni, anniversary events in Astoria and Brooklyn, an upcoming event with Bishop Caggiano in Brooklyn and much more.
Lebanese Cardinal: Peace Needs Justice, Repatriation
A permanent solution to the refugee crises in the Middle East requires lasting peace and the repatriation of refugees, not resettlement to third countries, said Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, on a pastoral visit to the U.S.
New Yorkers Venerate Lebanese Saint’s Relics
The relics of St. Sharbel were venerated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lebanon in Brooklyn Heights, April 9-10. The relics are traveling the U.S. to mark the 50th anniversary of the Lebanese monk’s beatification.
