A Maronite priest died today in Qlayaa, a Christian village in southern Lebanon, after it was hit by Israeli artillery. He had chosen to remain with his community despite an evacuation order, as milit ...

Rahi, a Maronite Catholic priest from southern Lebanon, was a symbol of national resistance. During Israel’s wars with Hezbollah, he and his Christian compatriots remained on their land even when ...

Father Pierre al-Rai of Qlayaa vowed days before fatal strike to remain in parish despite Israeli evacuation warning: 'When we defend our land, we defend it peacefully' ...

Maronite priest Father Pierre al-Rai killed by Israeli tank fire in Al-Qlayaa, South Lebanon. Read about the strike on the ...