The state is measured by the services, justice and protection it provides to citizens, not only by what it collects from them; the citizen is not the easiest link always burdened with the cost of failure
Unity of decision and the monopoly on weapons by the state and its legitimate institutions are among the foundations of sovereignty and stability, and essential guarantees for protecting the homeland and its people
The decision of war and peace is a national responsibility that does not tolerate multiple authorities, because the fate of the Lebanese cannot be subject to scattered decisions
We are all responsible, and we must share and cooperate to secure for the family the opportunity to meet its needs and for the student to receive his education.
Banking reform and the restoration of rights must not remain postponed
What is required is that positions be turned into practical steps, and that the principle of a single capable state, holding the authority over weapons and security decisions, be entrenched
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi is currently receiving French Ambassador Patrick Durrell at the patriarchal headquarters in Bkerke.
Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi presided over the Divine Liturgy at St. George's Maronite Cathedral in central Beirut on the occasion of the consecration of the altar of…