Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Beshara Rahi, held Monday New Year's mass at Bkirki on the occasion of World Peace Day, whereby he deemed that conflicts and disagreements should be addressed, in order not to contradict the Christian message.

 

"Conflicts and disputes, whatever their causes, are incompatible with Christianity's message, especially if it continues without any attempt to resolve it," Rahi said in his sermon.

The Patriarch also called on all political groups and officials in the public domain "to lead the state and public administrations out of partisan, political and sectarian subordination to be replaced with loyalty to the country and the interest of the citizens, and put an end to financial and political corruption and protect public money from waste and theft."

Following the mass, felicitators paid a visit to the Patriarch

Source: NNA