“First, it was a surprise, then it was a great joy,” Lebanese Maronite Catholic parish priest in Rmeich, Father Toni Elias, told OSV News.
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Lebanese Christians in Debel are celebrating the gift of a new statue of Jesus on the cross after a recent act of desecration by two Israeli soldiers drew global outrage.
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So far, more than 2,000 people have been killed in Lebanon resulting from Israeli bombardments since the beginning of March.
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(OSV News) — Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest Father Pierre al-Rahi was commemorated by Pope Leo XIV ahead of the cleric’s funeral attended by scores of faithful as well as Catholic and …
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CNEWA Pontifical Mission is ministering to Christians who remain in the south, caught in the crosshairs between the Israeli military and Hezbollah.
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The French-language Lebanese daily L’Orient-Le Jour reported the cleric died from wounds sustained from a shell, while four other people were injured.
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“When we meet people at the daily Mass and after the Mass, everyone is not just concerned,” the archbishop said, his voice full of emotion.
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“Come, come to the Holy Land, come to the Jordan River, visit this holy place, visit this church, and be blessed by the waters of the Jordan River.”
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“My heart was beating so fast when I saw that God had put the Holy Father right in front of me,” Melvine Khoury, a Maronite Catholic, told OSV News.
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Lebanese Catholics yearn for the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to achieve something lost in recent years. Signs bearing the pontiff’s photo along newly rebuilt roadways express their longing: …
