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About Us
“Christian,
humanitarian, cultural and sociological radio station
at the service of the individual and the
society.”
Voice of Charity - Lebanon
In the evening of Friday May 6, 2005 , an
explosion fully destroyed the Voice of Charity (VOC) radio station and
badly damaged the neighbouring St. John's
Maronite Catholic church in the Christian town of Jounieh
, some 15 kilometres north of Beirut
, in the Christian heartland. Two persons were reported to have died and
seven others seriously wounded.
Earlier
on that day, the Voice of Charity radio had broadcast a live sit-in by
relatives of Lebanese detainees held in Syrian prisons within an all-day
program dedicated to Lebanese prisoners in Syrian and Israeli prisons.
Two masses were also simultaneously held for the Lebanese detainees in
front of the UN house in Downtown Beirut and at the St. John's church in Jounieh.
The
Voice of Charity operates under the auspices of the Assembly of the
Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops in Lebanon . It was founded in
1984 by the Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries, who is
the custodians of the station ever since its inception.
Voice of Charity is the leading Christian radio station in the Middle East . It offers a broad variety of
spiritual, biblical, liturgical, humanitarian, ecumenical, social and
cultural programs prepared and presented by bishops and priests as well
as by religious and lay people from all Christian denominations in Lebanon
and abroad. The broadcasting languages include Arabic (20 hours daily),
French (3 hours daily), English (1 hour daily), Armenian (1 hour weekly),
Sri Lankan (1 hour weekly), Philippino (1 hour weekly) besides Italian,
Ghanaian, Indian, Ethiopian and some traditional liturgical languages,
such as Syriac, Latin and Greek.
VOC mainly aims at spreading the Word of God throughout the Middle
Eastern countries. Its programs target full panoply of listeners,
especially the families, the youth, the children, the elderly, the
ailing, the solitary, the weak and all people of good will without any
discrimination. It enjoys excellent reputation among Christians and
Muslims alike, whether in Lebanon
or in other covered areas, such as Syria
, Jordan , the Holy
Land and Egypt
. A branch of the VOC radio operates on Australian soil in both Arabic
and English. VOC is also present on the website (www.radiocharity.org)
with a wide range of programs round the day.
The Voice of Charity radio station works in twinning with Radio Maria in
Italy and Family World Radio Maria and in close cooperation with Radio
Vatican and the "Communauté Française des Radios Chrétiennes"
in Paris. VOC has created and still assists a host of charitable and spiritual
associations, including a Christian Youth Movement, an association of
dedicated families ready to cooperate with the VOC in its evangelical
mission, in addition to a Centre of Listening and Attendance for people
suffering material, moral and spiritual hardships under the benevolent
assistance of various specialists in the relevant domains.
The bomb attack has destroyed the whole
equipment of the station as well as its headquarters, located in a
picturesque stone traditional building in the old downtown. The losses
are estimated to about two million dollars in equipment and more than
three million dollars in real-estate property.
The
Congregation of the Lebanese Maronite Missionaries has launched a full-scale fund raising
campaign in Lebanon
and abroad in order to reconstruct the historic damaged areas, rebuild
the fully destroyed VOC building and resume normal broadcasting
activities as fast as possible. The Congregation is appealing to the
generosity of all donators, faithful believers and people of good will,
with anticipated gratitude.
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