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Emergency responders work at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Sidon, Lebanon, April 8, 2026. As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran risked collapsing due to disagreements, Israel pressed on with its attack on alleged Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing at least 254 people and wounding hundreds more. (OSV News photo/Ali Hankir, Reuters)

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Lebanese Christians mourn rising death toll as war shatters communities, hope

Dale Gavlak|Apr 13, 2026|5 Min Read

A man stands near a damaged building in Beirut, Lebanon, April 9, 2026, following an Israeli strike carried out the previous day. Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, is calling on the Trump administration to boost humanitarian support for Lebanon and strengthen efforts to achieve peace there. (OSV News photo/Raghed Waked, Reuters)

USCCB chairman calls on Trump to back peace, humanitarian aid for Lebanon after massive strikes

Gina Christian|Apr 9, 2026|4 Min Read

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the southern suburbs of Beirut, as seen from Baabda April 8, 2026. As the ceasefire between the United States and Iran risked collapsing due to disagreements, Israel pressed on with its attack on alleged Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, killing at least 254 people and wounding hundreds more. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

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Nuncio to Lebanon says war 'is not the right path,' calls for ceasefire

Junno Arocho Esteves|Apr 9, 2026|5 Min Read

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Lebanon, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon, March 5, 2026. (OSV News/Karamallah Daher, Reuters)

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A reporter’s view in Lebanon finds Christianity in the US-Israel-Iran conflict

Jovel Álvarez|Mar 24, 2026|6 Min Read

Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Lebanon March 8, 2026, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, as seen from Marjayoun, Lebanon. A Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest, Father Pierre al-Rahi, was killed in southern Lebanon when an Israeli artillery tank fired on a house March 9, Catholic officials and media said -- reports since confirmed by OSV News. (OSV News photo/Karamallah Daher, Reuters)

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Lebanese Maronite Catholic priest killed by Israeli tank fire in southern Lebanon

Dale Gavlak|Mar 9, 2026|6 Min Read

Debris is seen March 3, 2026, at the site of an Israeli strike March 2 on a branch of Al-Qard al-Hassan, a financial institution linked to Lebanon's Hezbollah in Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran. (OSV News photo/Stringer)

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Lebanese archbishop: Innocents are 'paying the price' of Middle East war

Junno Arocho Esteves|Mar 3, 2026|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV listens to a question posed by Gian Guido Vecchi, a reporter for the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, during his flight from Lebanon to Rome Dec. 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

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English, Spanish, or Italian? How Pope Leo is developing his own ‘language’

Jovel Álvarez|Dec 17, 2025|6 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV prays at a memorial marking the site of a deadly explosion in 2020 at the port in Beirut Dec. 2, 2025. (CNS/Lola Gomez)

3 highlights from Pope Leo's historic visit to Turkey, Lebanon

Cindy Wooden|Dec 3, 2025|5 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV prays in silence before the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, Dec. 1, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo 'transmits transcendent hope' as the first pontiff to visit St. Charbel's tomb

OSV News|Dec 2, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV gives his farewell address on the final day of his first apostolic journey at the international airport in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. Looking on is Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo visits Beirut port explosion site, calls for peace on last day in Lebanon

Cindy Wooden|Dec 2, 2025|4 Min Read

Pope Leo XIV delivers a reflection during a visit to Our Lady of Lebanon Basilica in Harissa, Lebanon, during a meeting with the country's bishops, priests, religious and lay faithful Dec. 1, 2025. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Leo urges Lebanon’s war-stricken workers to look to Mary for hope

Catholic News Agency|Dec 1, 2025|4 Min Read

A billboard depicting Pope Leo XIV at the main airport road in Beirut is seen Nov. 21, 2025, ahead of his planned visit to Lebanon. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters)

Lebanon hopes for peacemaking breakthrough during Pope Leo’s upcoming visit

Dale Gavlak|Nov 25, 2025|4 Min Read

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