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A girl carries a stack of pita bread on her head as she walks near rubble of damaged buildings in Aleppo, Syria, April 12, 2019. The Chaldean Catholic bishop of Aleppo said 11 years of war and the accompanying economic sanctions have left the city impoverished. (CNS photo/Omar Sanadiki, Reuters)

World

Syrian bishop: Aleppo facing 'bombardment' of poverty

Doreen Abi Raad|Aug 16, 2022|3 Min Read

Families of victims of the 2020 Beirut port blast attend a Mass celebrated by Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, at St. George Maronite Cathedral in Beirut Aug. 4, 2022, the second anniversary of the tragedy. (CNS photo/Mychel Akl for Maronite Patriarchate)

World

Cardinal speaks of two crimes: Beirut explosion, stalled investigation

Doreen Abi Raad|Aug 4, 2022|4 Min Read

Thousands gather for the June 4, 2022, beatification Mass of Lebanese Capuchin Fathers Leonardo Melki and Thomas Saleh who were martyred in Turkey under the Ottoman Empire, in 1915 and 1917 respectively. The beatification Mass took place at the courtyard of the convent and psychiatric hospital complex of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross in Jal El Dib, overlooking Beirut and the Mediterranean. (CNS photo/Mychel Akl for the Maronite patriarchate)

World

Beatifications of martyred priests lift Lebanese mired in poverty

Doreen Abi Raad|Jun 6, 2022|4 Min Read

Syriac Catholic bishops from around the world gathered for their synod Sept. 12-19, 2021, with Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan presiding at the patriarchal Monastery of Our Lady of Deliverance near Harissa, Our Lady of Lebanon near Beirut. It was the first synod since 2019 because of the coronavirus pandemic. (CNS photo/Syriac Catholic patriarchate)

World

Syriac Catholic bishops cite challenges Christians face in Middle East

Doreen Abi Raad|Sep 20, 2021|3 Min Read

Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, celebrates Mass to mark the one-year anniversary of Beirut's port blast Aug. 4, 2021. The explosion killed more than 200 people, injured more than 6,000, and displaced more than 300,000. (CNS photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

World

'Today is a day of strength': Mass commemorates Beirut blast victims

Doreen Abi Raad|Aug 5, 2021|6 Min Read

A member of the Maronite Scouts is pictured in an undated photo helping cleanup following an Aug. 4, 2020, blast in Beirut's port area. (CNS photo/Stefanie Glinski for Catholic Relief Services)

World

Nearly a year after Beirut blast, Maronite leaders still helping residents

Doreen Abi Raad|Jul 8, 2021|5 Min Read

A woman wearing a protective mask pushes a cart past damaged buildings in Beirut Jan. 26, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than half of the population of Lebanon lives in poverty. (CNS photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

World

Ambassadors say Vatican summit should offer some hope for Lebanon

Doreen Abi Raad|Jun 22, 2021|4 Min Read

A billboard that reads "Hope through work. Bashar al-Assad" is seen near damaged buildings in Homs, Syria, May 23, 2021, ahead of the May 26 presidential election. (Omar Sanadiki/Reuters via CNS)

World

Syriac Catholic patriarch says situation in Syria ‘humanly unbearable’

Doreen Abi Raad|May 25, 2021|4 Min Read

Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, addresses thousands of Lebanese at Bkerke, north of Beirut, Feb. 27, 2021, as Lebanon teeters on the verge of collapse. "Do not tolerate the failure in forming a government and implementing reforms," he told them. (CNS photo/Mychel Akl, courtesy Maronite Patriarchate)

World

With Lebanon on verge of collapse, thousands rally to support cardinal

Doreen Abi Raad|Mar 1, 2021|3 Min Read

Capuchin Fathers Leonard Melki, top left, and Thomas Saleh, bottom right, are Lebanese priests who were martyred by the Ottoman Turks in 1915 and 1917 respectively. (CNS photo/Archives of the Vice Province of the Capuchins in the Middle East, Mteyleb, Lebanon)

Faith

Lebanese man's decades of research helps great-uncle's sainthood cause

Doreen Abi Raad|Jan 4, 2021|4 Min Read

Iraqis in Baghdad wear protective face masks during Christmas Mass at St. Elya Chaldean Catholic Church Dec. 25, 2020. (CNS photo/Khalid al-Mousily, Reuters)

World

Middle East Catholic patriarchs urge Christmas hope amid despair

Doreen Abi Raad|Dec 28, 2020|4 Min Read

At the Socio-Medical Intercommunity Dispensary in the Naba neighborhood of Beirut, people receive a hot meal to take back back to their homes Sept. 2, 2020. As Lebanon faces economic collapse, the center serves 1,200 meals per day, Monday through Friday. The center experienced considerable damage from the double-explosion in Beirut's port area Aug. 4. (CNS photo/Doreen Abi Raad)

World

'We need a miracle,' Lebanese nun says a month after Beirut blasts

Doreen Abi Raad|Sep 8, 2020|4 Min Read

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