In focus: Palm Sunday, pope baptizes baby at hospital, prayer for Nashville shooting victims
Photos of the Week: April 3, 2023
Lebanon topic at pope’s meetings with prime minister, French president
Pope Francis expressed his ongoing concern for the political and economic turmoil Lebanon is experiencing and his conviction that Lebanon has a special role to play in the Middle East.
Advocates: Action needed to stop Christians from leaving Lebanon, Iraq
Advocates say action is needed to stop the hemorrhaging of Christians from their biblical homelands, particularly Lebanon and Iraq, as safety, poor governance and economic crises imperil their future.
Photos of the Week: July 6, 2021
In the spotlight: Olympic torch, heat wave, Fourth of July
Returning from Iraq, pope talks about ‘risks’ taken on trip
Asked about his meeting March 6 in Najaf with Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, an authority figure for Shiite Muslims in Iraq and around the world, Pope Francis said it “was good for my soul” and was another step on the path of promoting greater understanding and cooperation with Muslims.
Pope encourages Lebanese to stand firm as a cedar to weather current storm
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.
Catholic leaders call for prayers, help after massive Beirut blasts
Lebanese were reeling after a massive explosion at Beirut’s port destroyed homes, businesses and livelihoods across the capital, and Catholic leaders immediately took action and called for international support.
U.S. church leaders pray for peace as religious heads meet in Lebanon
The U.S. bishops and the Knights of Columbus offered their “prayerful solidarity” to the Assembly of the Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon as Iraq and Lebanon experience protests against political corruption and foreign interference.