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For more than two weeks, the Lebanese Christian villages along the border with the Holy Land have experienced a state of anxiety accompanied by massive population displacement.
One of the miracles documented by father Matar at the end of December 2018 was that of a 45-year-old Italian woman.
The deep-rooted devotion the Lebanese have for Our Lady is evident everywhere.
‘When you grow your own herbs and vegetables,’ says Heikenfeld, ‘you know where they come from and you can see them grow. Plus it makes you take life a little slower. And that’s a good thing.’
Meeting in Beirut in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey Feb. 6, participants discussed how to apply the principles of synodality to the difficult circumstances most local Catholics experience.
Dominic Chikhani, of the Marys Heart prayer initiative, said the evening was ‘like a pilgrimage in heaven.’
One of the pillars of Lebanon’s tradition of Catholic-run health care is Geitaoui Hospital, which has a special patronage to St. Charbel, in Beirut.
The Maronite Catholic Church is the largest Christian group in Lebanon, where Christians make up almost 35% of the country’s 7 million people.
Great-nephew of one of the martyred priests was present at the ceremony on June 4.
The country’s largest parliamentary bloc, led by Iranian-backed Hezbollah, lost its parliamentary majority, but urgent action is required from a new government to address Lebanon’s devastating economic crisis.
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