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Pope Leo prays at Beirut blast site, meets families seeking justice
Pope Leo XIV paused on the final morning of his trip to Lebanon before the ruins of the Beirut port... Read more
Pope Leo to Lebanese youth: Love, not retaliation, is the real answer to evil
Pope Leo XIV met Lebanese youth in the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké on... Read more
Pope Leo tells Lebanese religious leaders unity and peace are possible
Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s religious leaders on Monday that their country remains a sign to the world that fear... Read more
Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to St. Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb
Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of... Read more
Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an... Read more
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war
The sky over Lebanon opened Sunday not to warplanes but to the aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV. Read more
Pope Leo XIV to focus on Christian unity, relations with Islam in Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey on Thursday on his first international apostolic journey. Read more
Lebanese Catholics abroad await Pope Leo XIV’s visit to their homeland with hope
Members of the Lebanese Catholic diaspora hope the new pontiff will continue his papal predecessors’ solidarity with the Middle East’s... Read more
Pope Leo to pray at tomb of St. Charbel during first apostolic journey to Turkey, Lebanon
The trip will center on two key moments: a pilgrimage to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the First Council of... Read more
Christians warn of marginalization in Lebanon’s expat voting debate
Lebanon’s diaspora has long been celebrated as the country’s greatest strength, yet when it comes to voting rights their role... Read more
UPDATE: Pope Leo XIV to make first international trip, to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon in the first apostolic journey of his pontificate, to take place from... Read more
Maronite bishops call for full restoration of Lebanese sovereignty
The Maronite bishops issued a statement about Lebanon’s security and future during their monthly gathering, held in Dimane. Read more
6 months into new presidency, Lebanese Christians take stock
Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, faces Hezbollah, a broken state, and Christian expectations. How are Christians there evaluating his first six... Read more
How a stolen rosary led one young woman to the Catholic Church
Iman Hijaze was raised in a culturally Shiite Muslim household and considered herself an atheist until she picked up a... Read more
Lebanon will soon have its own ‘camino,’ once traveled by Christ and the Romans
The Caminos Lebanon project seeks to highlight Lebanon’s rich religious heritage by creating a comprehensive network of pilgrimage trails. Read more
ACI MENA celebrates 3 years of amplifying voices of Christians in the Middle East
A service of EWTN News, ACI MENA was established in 2022 and currently operates from the Catholic University in Erbil,... Read more
Order of Malta reaffirms commitment to Lebanon’s stability and reconstruction
A delegation from the Sovereign Order of Malta is meeting government officials in Lebanon to discuss ways to support the... Read more
Lebanon elects Gen. Joseph Aoun as president amid divided Christian bloc
Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected Gen. Joseph Aoun as the 14th president of the country after a two-year vacancy of... Read more
Lebanese Christians celebrate Assad’s fall, see it as justice for years of oppression
In the wake of the Assad regime’s fall in Syria, the streets of Lebanon were alive with celebration as church... Read more
Vandals target Nativity scene in Lebanon
A gun was placed near a Nativity scene in the town of Faraya, in the Keserwan District of Mount Lebanon,... Read more
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