Tag: Melkite
Syrian Christians getting the help they desperately need
Melkite Greek Catholic priest Fr George Banna is among those who was forced to leave his home in Sudan due to a catastrophic civil war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and prominent militia group Rapid Support Forces. Local supporters are trying to help his former parishioners and a group of nuns who also fled the violence.
Sydney’s Melkite youth raise funds for peace
Melkite youth in Sydney joined a ‘walk for peace’ on 2 March, part of a larger initiative of the Melkite Eparchy and the Melkite Charitable Foundation to raise funds to aid war-affected Christian communities this Lent.
Heat or Eat? Power bills or food?
Every night Nezar and Hanan Saad pray not only for their family but also the next day’s weather.
Bishops fear for Lebanon
As Lebanon sinks further into chaos, Australia’s Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay OLM and Melkite Bishop Robert Rabbat issued a joint call for national reconciliation in Lebanon.
Plenary voices: Bishop Robert Rabbat
A Priceless Heritage: The Eastern Catholic Churches
Before considering what the Eastern Catholic Churches are, and their place in the Catholic Communion in Australia, perhaps...
Maronite and Melkite bishops say thanks for Aussie aid a year...
Archbishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay has thanked Australian Catholics for their generous aid to Lebanon on year on from the devastating Beirut port blast.