Maronite Archbishop Appeals for International Aid for Lebanon
Archbishop Paul Abdel Sater said the recovery from the Aug. 4 explosion that decimated the already economically struggling country has been slow.
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Beirut’s Catholic Schools: ‘The Blast Struck Our History’
Damage to Immaculate Conception School — which this year marked its 125th anniversary — is estimated at $1.4 million.
Cardinal Parolin in Lebanon: The Church, Pope Francis Are With You After Beirut Blast
Cardinal Parolin visited Beirut Sept. 3-4 as the representative of Pope Francis, a month after the city experienced a devastating blast which killed nearly 200 people, injured thousands, and left thousands without a home.
Lebanese Youth a Light of Hope in Beirut Blast Aftermath
‘They are the sign of hope for us in this catastrophe,’ said Father Toufic Bou-Hadir, director of the Maronite Patriarchal Commission for Youth.
After Beirut Blast, Bishops Say Lebanon Needs US Catholic Help Now
Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rai, the patriarch of the Maronite church, said on Wednesday that Saturday, August 8, was to be a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance in the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut.
‘No One Has Experienced This’ in Lebanon: Beirut Blast Unleashes National Catastrophe
The only Middle East country with a Christian head of state is now in an unprecedented state due to a harbor explosion of chemicals more destructive than wartime devastation.
