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Maronite patriarch asks St. Charbel’s intercession to save Lebanon from ‘total collapse’

July 20, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, head of the Maronite Church. Credit: Aid to the Church in Need.

Rome Newsroom, Jul 20, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai has implored Lebanon’s patron saint to help save the country from “total col… […]

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Christian refugees in Lebanon live in abandoned mall amid economic crisis

July 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Christian refugees iving in an abandoned mall in Lebanon. / Screenshot from a video by A Demand for Action.

Rome Newsroom, Jul 9, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
In an abandoned mall on the outskirts of Beirut, an image of St. Thérèse of Lisieux hangs in… […]

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Pope Francis: ‘Stop using Lebanon and the Middle East for outside interests and profits’

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Pope Francis takes part in a day of reflection and prayer for Lebanon, July 1, 2021. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jul 1, 2021 / 11:23 am (CNA).
Hosting a day of prayer for Lebanon with Catholic and Orthodox leaders on Thursday, Pope Francis sa… […]

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Vatican ‘deeply concerned’ about the potential collapse of Lebanon

June 25, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Vatican City, Jun 25, 2021 / 14:00 pm Ahead of the Vatican’s day of prayer for Lebanon on July 1, a senior Vatican official has expressed concern that the potential collapse of the country could […]

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Beirut’s St. Joseph church, badly damaged in port explosion, to reopen

June 24, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

A painting of the Holy Family at the Church of St. Joseph in Beirut, Lebanon. / Courtesy of Aid to the Church in Need.

Rome Newsroom, Jun 24, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A nearly 150-year-old church badly damaged by the Beirut port explosion is due t… […]

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Pope Francis receives crucifix made from wood salvaged after Beirut blast

June 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Fr. Pierre Najm presents Pope Francis with a crucifix made from debris left by the Beirut port explosion. / Photo courtesy of Mario Khoury.

Vatican City, Jun 22, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A Lebanese priest has given Pope Francis a crucifix made fro… […]

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Which Christian leaders are coming to the Vatican’s day of prayer for Lebanon?

June 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis kisses the flag of Lebanon at his general audience on Sept. 2, 2020. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, Jun 3, 2021 / 12:00 pm (CNA).
Four patriarchs have already confirmed their attendance at the Vatican’s day of prayer for Lebanon hos… […]

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Pope Francis invites Lebanese Christian leaders to Vatican to pray for peace

May 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis greets Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai during a previous private audience at the Vatican, on Feb. 7, 2020. / Vatican Media.

Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis has invited Lebanese Christian leaders to the Vatican… […]

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Pope Francis: The Holy Trinity invites us to grow in unity as Christians

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Pope Francis speaks at the Sunday Angelus on May 30, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA.

Vatican City, May 30, 2021 / 06:00 am (CNA).
On the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Pope Francis said unity is essential to Christian life because God is a commu… […]

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Pope Francis hopes Lebanon can regain the ‘strength of the cedars’

April 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Saad Hariri, Prime Minister-designate of Lebanon, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, April 22, 2021. / Vatican Media

Vatican City, Apr 22, 2021 / 08:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis met the prime minister-designate of Lebanon in a private meeting … […]

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