Former Beirut Hostage Father Lawrence Jenco: ‘We Must Learn to Forgive’
“In that critical situation,” said Father Jenco, “I was speaking to God about his goodness and his beauty.”
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The Basilica of St. Rita, Patroness of Impossible Causes, Launches Lebanon Prayer Campaign
Lebanese Catholics have a great devotion to St. Rita, the 14th-century Italian stigmatist saint who embraced suffering with charity.
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.
Lebanon Needs Help
EDITORIAL: If the U.S. and world governments’ agenda for the Middle East is peace, the neglect of Lebanon must end now.
Maronite Cardinal: Lebanon Leaders Should Resign After Beirut Blast
Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai delivered a homily Aug. 9, calling for an international investigation into the explosion at the Lebanese port.
‘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.
After Deadly Blast in Beirut, Lebanon Turns to St. Charbel
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced that Wednesday, August 5, will be a day of mourning across the country, to pray for those affected by the blast.
Lebanon’s ‘Pillar’ of Catholic Education at Risk of Collapsing
Lebanon’s longstanding tradition of Catholic schools stems from the Pontifical Maronite College in Rome whereby many Maronite priests, returning to Lebanon from Rome with a zeal for education, in turn opened schools all over their homeland.
Pope Francis Supports Scholarships in Lebanon as Country Faces ‘Severe Crisis’
Lebanon has been rocked by protests that began Oct. 17 when the government announced new taxes on gasoline, tobacco and internet-based calls made over WhatsApp.
