{"id":58702,"date":"2026-01-17T03:24:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=58702"},"modified":"2026-01-17T03:24:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T03:24:56","slug":"lebanese-twin-brothers-turn-tragedy-into-a-call-to-action-for-middle-east-christians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/lebanese-twin-brothers-turn-tragedy-into-a-call-to-action-for-middle-east-christians\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ec\u30d0\u30ce\u30f3\u306e\u53cc\u5b50\u306e\u5144\u5f1f\u3001\u60b2\u5287\u3092\u4e2d\u6771\u306e\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u6559\u5f92\u3078\u306e\u884c\u52d5\u559a\u8d77\u306b\u5909\u3048\u308b"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Charbel and Giovanni Lteif, 20-year-old Maronite Lebanese twin brothers, have built a Christian social media platform in just one year, expanding across multiple platforms to reach global Christian audiences. Their digital work has earned them acceptance into EWTN\u2019s Summer Academy in Rome. \/ Credit: Photo courtesy of Charbel and Giovanni Lteif ACI MENA, Jul 29, 2025 \/ 08:00 am (CNA). With a smartphone and an Instagram account, twin brothers Charbel and Giovanni Lteif are closing in on 800,000 followers with\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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With a smartphone and an Instagram account, twin brothers Charbel and Giovanni Lteif are closing in on 800,000 followers with\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":75331,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-58702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70828,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/pope-leo-entrusts-lebanon-to-saint-charbels-intercession-prays-at-his-tomb\/","url_meta":{"origin":58702,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to Saint Charbel\u2019s intercession, prays at his tomb","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"2\u6708 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV speaks at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, location of the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, on December 1, 2025. \/ Elias Tirk\/AIGAV Pool Annaya, Lebanon, Dec 1, 2025 \/ 03:37 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, entrusting the country and the wider Middle East to the intercession of the saint whom many Lebanese, Christians and\u2026","rel":"","context":"Christian News","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/CNA_LOGOredblk-9.png?fit=1200%2C335&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7239,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/the-enduring-faith-of-st-charbel-thousands-celebrate-in-lebanon\/","url_meta":{"origin":58702,"position":1},"title":"The enduring faith of St. Charbel: Thousands celebrate in Lebanon","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 24, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Thousands turned out for a Eucharistic procession followed by the holy liturgy at the St. Charbel Hermitage and the monastery of St. Maroun Annaya on July 22, 2024. \/ Credit: Marwan Semaan\/ACI MENA ACI MENA, Jul 24, 2024 \/ 04:00 am (CNA). 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