Held by the Antiochian Orthodox St Elias Cathedral- Ottawa, and with the participation of officials, clergy and journalists, the Lebanese 20th Festival in Canada was marked by two celebrations.

For the first time in the history of the Middle East, Tele Lumiere and Noursat gather the Eastern Patriarchs in the largest exhibition For the Sake of the East, encompassing more than 115 paintings of the Eastern Patriarchs from all Christian communities

More than 750 Christians were martyred because of betrayal in Iraq that is still bleeding carrying the Cross of the East, the cradle of Christianity. In front of this hard reality, the Episcopal Commission for Media called the Lebanese to stand in solidarity with the Iraqi Christians, decrying: Enough killing, torturing, displacing, persecuting and wiping out the Christians in Iraq! In a symposium Iraq Carries Its Bleeding Cross, When Resurrection Will Be? organized by the Catholic Media Center and broadcast on Tele Lumiere within the framework of Cases program, Bishop Bechara Rai called everyone to participate in the day of solidarity on March 13th at Our Lady of Lebanon Basilica- Harissa from 9h30.a.m till 6h30 p.m.

Beirut, February 25, 2010 (Tele Lumiere/SIGNIS) - Tele Lumiere/Noursat, the Middle East Catholic television channel and international member of SIGNIS, is broadcasting special programs supporting and revealing the plight of Christians in Iraq, including an interview with Patriarch Youssef III Younan and a new documentary, Displaced in their Homeland.

Innocents are killed in our beloved country Iraq on a daily basis. They are slaughtered in their own homes, universities, schools and on the streets only because they are Christians.

A celebration was held in the Parish of Saint Maron, Minneapolis in honor of its pastor Sharbel Maroun

Presided by the Patriarchal Vicar Bishop Roland Abou Jaoude and Noursat Chairman of the board Jacques Kallassi, the board of Tele Lumiere met to discuss the means of activating the TV station projects at the beginning of the New Year.

Our Lady of Lebanon parish in Miami held its 2nd Annual Christmas Concert which was attended by more than 300 persons.