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Pope Francis intones the Lord's Prayer in Arabic as he and Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant leaders from Lebanon pray before the main altar in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican July 1, 2021, at the beginning of a day dedicated to praying for and reflecting on the situation in Lebanon. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope, Lebanon's Christian leaders meet for day of prayer, reflection

Junno Arocho Esteves and Cindy Wooden|Jul 1, 2021|4 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

An anti-government protesters waves a Lebanese flag during clashes with security forces in Beirut Aug. 8, 2020. (Goran Tomasevic/Reuters/CNS via Crux)

Vatican summit a ‘source of hope’ for Lebanese Christians

Inés San Martín|Jun 3, 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

European bishops urge leaders to act amid worsening Lebanon crisis

Elise Ann Allen|May 27, 2021|5 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

Demonstrators take part in protests near the site of the Aug. 4 blast at Beirut's port area, in Lebanon Aug. 11, 2020. Pope Francis wrote a Christmas letter to people of Lebanon, who are still suffering the emotional and political aftermath of the August explosion at the port of Beirut. (CNS photo/Alkis Konstantinidis, Reuters)

World

Pope encourages Lebanese to stand firm as a cedar to weather current storm

Cindy Wooden|Dec 24, 2020|3 Min Read

Damage in downtown Beirut following an explosion at the city's port, Aug. 6, 2020. (Erich Karnberger/Shutterstock via CNA)

World

Syriac Catholic Patriarch offers free tuition, rent assistance after Beirut blast

Catholic News Agency|Oct 6, 2020|3 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

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, with red sash, views the damage at Sacred Heart School near Beirut's port area Sept. 4, 2020, one month after the city suffered double blasts. (CNS photo/Mychel Akl for Maronite Patriarchate)

World

Visiting Lebanon, Cardinal Parolin emphasizes 'You are not alone'

Doreen Abi Raad|Sep 4, 2020|5 Min Read

Pope Francis and Maronite Father Georges Briedi hold a Lebanese flag as they pray for the country -- following an explosion in Beirut -- during the the pope's weekly general audience at the Vatican Sept. 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters)

World

Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting for Lebanon

Cindy Wooden|Sep 2, 2020|3 Min Read

Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian of the Eastern Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church speaks during an ecumenical prayer service Aug. 25, 2020, at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral in Brooklyn, N.Y. Clerics from various faith traditions gathered at the cathedral to offer prayers for Lebanon in the aftermath of a massive Aug. 4 explosion in the port of Beirut that killed at least 180 people and wounded more than 6,000. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

Ecumenical clergy gather in New York to pray for Lebanon

Beth Griffin|Aug 27, 2020|5 Min Read

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