The Catholic Church celebrates World Peace Day Jan. 1 and distributes the pope’s message to heads of state and government around the world.
Papal message for World Peace Day: War, hunger, turmoil are connected
Lebanon’s patriarchs, bishops sound alarm about presidential vacuum
“Without a president, there can be no protection of the constitution, no supervision over the regularity of the work of state institutions, no separation of powers and no exit from the political, economic and financial paralysis,” the prelates said.
U.S. Maronite bishop: ‘I’ve never seen Lebanon like this before’
Since late 2019, Lebanon has been in an unprecedented economic crisis, such that nearly 90% of the population is now living in poverty.