Sfeir Urges Young Christians to Join Lebanese Army
Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir on Sunday urged young Christians to join the Lebanese Army.
His plea came following remarks by a senior military official who told Sfeir recently that the number of Christians joining the army was decreasing.
"Military service around the world is a national duty," Sfeir said during his Sunday sermon. "It is inevitable to in order to preserve the nation and make it prosper."
Sfeir had told his guests earlier in the day that Lebanon "will remain one country for all citizens regardless of differences."
He expressed hope that differences would be settled through "unity," calling on all Lebanese to be "one hand, one heart."