The president of the Lebanese Republic Michel Sleiman received today at the presidential palace in Baabda the Special Tribunal for Lebanon Prosecutor Daniel Bellemare. The president expressed his gratitude for all the efforts exerted by Bellemare concerning the probe into ex-Premier Rafik Hariri’s assassination. [Naharnet] In other news, President Sleiman will supposedly […]
The Lebanese cabinet was finally able to pass a law raising the minimum wage to 675,000, after months of political bickering. Charbel Nahhas’ plan was rejected by vote and the economic committes applauded the new wage hike. For those interesting in knowing the percentage of increase resulting from this wage hike, check the […]
The black-clad city of Achrafieh mourned on Wednesday the loss of the victims of the Fassouh building’s collapse. The victims’ coffins were paraded in the streets of Achrafieh, for one last time, before they are put to rest amid pronounced grief and sorrow. Church bells rang, drums played and women cried out traditional chants […]
At least 27 people were killed when an old six-story building in the Lebanese capital collapsed, officials said on Monday, with more people still trapped under the rubble. Red Cross official Georges Kettaneh told the Voice of Lebanon (100.5) radio that as of early Tuesday morning, 27 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage […]
The purchase of Christians lands in Lebanon by non-Christians and non-Lebanese is increasing by the day at an alarming rate, an issue that has pushed the Patriarch to organize an emergency meeting at Bkerke to take the necessary measures before it’s too late. Here’s an article resuming the current situation: تعقد لجنة ملف […]
Commenting on Pope Benedict’s selection of 22 new members for the College of Cardinals, John Allen of the National Catholic Reporter notes that the Pontiff has increased the strength—already disproportionate—of European and especially Italian cardinals among the group that will choose his successor.
Writing just before the Pope made his list public, Andrea Tornielli of La Stampa confirmed his standing as a reliable Vatican analyst by correctly identifying 17 of the 18 prelates who would be named as cardinal-electors. Tornielli missed only one of the Curial officials on the Pope’s list. Among the archbishops he named as likely to receive a red hat only one–Maronite Catholic Patriarch Bechara Rai—was not among the Pope’s selections.
Along with the European influence, Allen notes the remarkable number of cardinal-electors who work, or have worked, in the Roman Curia. Finally, Allen notes that only one cardinal was chosen from Latin America, and none from Africa. Thus the Pope’s choices come largely from a continent where the Catholic faith is on the wane, and not from the emerging nations where the faith is growing.
The selection of New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan is noteworthy because it breaks an informal rule: ordinarily, a residential archbishop is not named a cardinal if his successor is alive, under the age of 80, and thus eligible to vote in a conclave. Archbishop Dolan’s predecessor, Cardinal Edward Egan, is still a cardinal-elector. Nevertheless he will receive a red hat, apparently because of the Pope’s respect for Archbishop Dolan personally, for his post as president of the US bishops’ conference, and for the importance of the New York archdiocese.
There is a risk that the Arab spring meets the same fat as revolutions elsewhere have in the past. That is, they can often result in a greater continuity than change. The recent literature on political economy offers a convincing reason for such institutional persistence. Revolutionary upheavals can often lead more quickly to de jure […]
This editorial was written by Sejaan Azzi and featured in Al-Massira Magazine and Al Jomhouriyya newspaper and handles the difference between Christian and Islamic parties. The main argument pointed out by Azzi and elaborated throughout his article is the lack of "democracy" behind most Islamic parties and the need to change their ways if […]
Like every year, Michel Hayek showed on TV to give the Lebanese a new series of predictions for the year 2012. The Khazen family was included in his predictions this year as he stated the following: عائلة الخازن وتحديداً الفريدين، فريد الياس وفريد هيكل في شريط من المواقف والمواجهات والتهديد والوعيد Click here to […]
Important events during Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen’s reign Part1/3 1- During Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen’s rule, few priests were performing confessions outside the Lord’s house, thereby violating the church rules. Those forbidden practices were spotted by the Vatican, forcing them to issue a bulletin signed by the Pope Pius IX, […]
Population Movements to Keserwan - The Khazens and The Maans
ما جاء عن الثورة في المقاطعة الكسروانية
ثورة أهالي كسروان على المشايخ الخوازنة وأسبابها
Origins of the "Prince of Maronite" Title
Growing diversity: the Khazin sheiks and the clergy in the first decades of the 18th century
Historical Members:
Barbar Beik El Khazen [English]
Patriach Toubia Kaiss El Khazen(Biography & Life Part1 Part2) (Arabic)
Patriach Youssef Dargham El Khazen (Cont'd)
Cheikh Bishara Jafal El Khazen
Patriarch Youssef Raji El Khazen
The Martyrs Cheikh Philippe & Cheikh Farid El Khazen
Cheikh Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Hossun El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou-Nawfal El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Francis Abee Nader & his son Yousef
Cheikh Abou-Kanso El Khazen (Consul De France)
Cheikh Abou Nader El Khazen
Cheikh Chafic El Khazen
Cheikh Keserwan El Khazen
Cheikh Serhal El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Rafiq El Khazen [English]
Cheikh Hanna El Khazen
Cheikha Arzi El Khazen
Marie El Khazen