“Hoy nos han vuelto a matar…”

En un reciente giro de los acontecimientos, el juez Fadi Sawan fue apartado de la investigación de la explosión de Beirut por razones absurdas.

Alguien o alguna entidad quería apartarlo de la investigación y, en consecuencia, fue sustituido por el juez Tarek El Bitar.

The Middle East can rejoice with news of the arrival of the vaccine to Palestine.

“Today you have killed us all over again!...”

In a recent turn of events, Judge Fadi Sawan was removed from the investigation of Beirut Blast due to absurd reasons. Someone or some entity wanted him off the investigation and as a result, he was replaced by Judge Tarek El Bitar. Families of the victims were devastated by this news as this showed that the state would never hold the powerful to account.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 15 to 22 February 2021

Pope Francis will make the first papal visit ever to Iraq in March to encourage the dwindling faithful. War and terrorism have hemorrhaged the nation’s Christians, but he hopes they might return.

Meanwhile in Lebanon, Michel Abs, recently selected as the new leader of the Middle East Council of Churches (MECC), agrees with the pontiff.

Online Meeting and Evaluation of the Implementation Phase

Following up on the work of the “The Restoration Fund for rehabilitation of faith-based social services & religious infrastructure damaged during the crisis in Syria” program, members of the Committee in charge of following up on the program held an electronic meeting which the Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Dr. Michel Abs attended for the first time after his election.

Te confesamos, Señor, que hemos perseverado en nuestra pecaminosidad,

te confesamos, oh Creador del universo, que hemos corrompido tu creación,

te confesamos, Señor del universo, que hemos olvidado tus mandamientos,

te confesamos, Padre amoroso, que hemos ofendido tu amor,

te confesamos, oh Misericordioso, que no hemos mostrado misericordia entre nosotros

We confess to You, O Lord, that we have persevered in our sinfulness,

We admit to You, O creator of the universe, that we have corrupted Your creation,

We confess to You, Lord of the universe, that we have forgotten Your commandments,

We confess to You, Loving Father, that we have offended Your love,

We confess to You, O Most Merciful, that we did not show mercy to each other

Report: 1 to 15 February 2021

While coronavirus numbers seem to be stabilizing across the region with the exception of Lebanon, the World Health Organization warned that at least 13 ME countries have been infiltrated by three new COVID strains. As reported by the WHO, all three of the new variants are more contagious, requiring all people to exercise precautionary measures.

Report: 1 to 15 February 2021

With the vaccination drive beginning in many ME countries, the economy might finally start to untangle itself. Yet, discrepancies were observed in some countries as socioeconomic standards of the population or government inability to provide the vaccine, might stop them from getting vaccinated.

When churches closed their doors to the believers while they were in dire need of assuaging their spiritual thirst facing the threat of the Coronavirus and the imposed quarantine, a religious issue was brought up: Is our relationship with God threated?

While the world experiences emergency measures for more than a year, trying to curb the deadly virus, the answer came through modern media, which sought to present the essence of Christian beliefs, especially during holidays and their rituals, accompanying believers during these difficult times.

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More than a year has passed and the virus still threatens humanity, especially those struggling to survive in the sad East. In light of dangerous economic and social collapses topped by serious political conflicts putting the region on the edge of a cliff, the Coronavirus was the icing on the cake, adding to the misery, deepening wounds and increasing the pain with thousands of victims and infected daily.

As a storm draws near, to usher in low temperatures and ice of formations, many are still without a home after the Beirut explosion. To make things worse, a protracted economic crisis is causing a rise in poverty, high unemployment and massive inflation, diminishing their ability to find a solution.

Syria and Lebanon

Humanitarian Update

Reporting period: from 8 to 15 February 2021

Quienes se ocupan de la historia de nuestra nación se asombran de las condiciones en que vivieron los ermitaños que han resistido a tormentas de todo tipo, preservando su fe y sus tesoros para las generaciones que aún no han nacido.

La fuerza de la creencia, el poder de la fe y la abnegación, marcaron a los creyentes y a los ermitaños de nuestro herido Levante.

Los ermitaños y creyentes del cristianismo han escrito epopeyas de heroísmo y devoción, las más majestuosas de la historia.

Oremos juntos por aquellos que luchan contra el mortal Coronavirus y por las almas de aquellos que han pasado a las manos de Dios.

La oración se llevará a cabo en línea el viernes 12 de febrero de 2021 a las 7:00 pm hora de Beirut bajo el título: “¿Por qué se asustan? ¿Todavía no tienen fe?” (Marcos 4, 35-40).

Marie-Therese Kreidi, directora de programación de Télé Lumière y Noursat: Hoy los medios de comunicación son la voz de la Iglesia y la esperanza de los creyentes

Ha pasado más de un año y el coronavirus sigue extendiéndose por todo el mundo, imponiendo condiciones excepcionales y un confinamiento sanitario que ni siquiera perdonó a los lugares de culto y a las iglesias incluidas en muchas medidas sanitarias estrictas adoptadas en todo el mundo y en el Oriente Medio.

Those concerned with the history of our nation stand amazed by the conditions in which lived hermits who have withstood storms of all kinds, preserving their faith and its treasures for generations that have not yet been born.

The strength of belief, the power of faith and self-denial, imprinted believers and hermits of our wounded Levant.

The hermits and believers of Christianity have written epics of heroism and devotion, the most majestic in history.

We pray together for those struggling with the deadly Coronavirus and the souls of those who have passed onto God's hands. The prayer will be held online under the title: "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?" (Mark 4: 35-41), on Friday February 12, 2021, at 7:00 pm Beirut time.