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Al-Rahi from Bkerki calls for neutralizing Lebanon from wars and letting the Dahieh Baidar file take its judicial course

While presiding over Sunday Mass at the Church of Our Lady in the patriarchal palace in Bkerki, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi affirmed that Lebanon needs a stable peace and called for neutralizing it from axis conflicts and wars. In the same stance, he said the Dahieh Baidar file had entered a new judicial phase, urging that the investigation be allowed to take its course away from political exploitation, and he criticized failures in the electricity, waste management and food safety sectors.

📍 Where things stand: The patriarchal stance was issued during Sunday Mass, prioritizing the neutralization of Lebanon from wars and allowing the Dahieh Baidar investigation to take its judicial course away from political exploitation.

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8 Nov 2026, 10:44 Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi said the Dahieh Baidar file had entered a new judicial phase, calling for the investigation to be left to take its course away from political exploitation.
8 Nov 2026, 11:29 Al-Rahi presided over Sunday Mass at the Church of Our Lady in the patriarchal palace in Bkerki and affirmed in his sermon that Lebanon needs a stable peace rather than remaining captive to the possibility of a new war whenever the region ignites, stressing the importance of neutralizing Lebanon from axis conflicts and wars, in a stance described as carrying decisive messages.
8 Nov 2026, 11:29 Al-Rahi criticized the failures in the electricity file, waste management and food safety, and called for reform that restores the regularity of institutions and the authority of the law.

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