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Maronite priest recounts his experience witnessing Beirut’s pager explosions
Father Marwan Ghanem shared his story of witnessing some of the pager explosions that rocked the country on Sept. 17. Read more
From the Washington Post to the Maronite convent: Meet Mother Marla Marie
“I wanted to be a journalist to spread the truth,” Mother Marla said of her time at the Washington Post.... Read more
Almost all Christians have fled southern Lebanon amid Israel-Hezbollah bombing
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed Shia militant group in Lebanon, began attacking Israel at the Israeli-Lebanese border following the beginning of the... Read more
Maronite bishop dives deep into the ‘masculine soul’
Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour has issued his sixth pastoral letter on male spirituality. Read more
PHOTOS: Synod on Synodality delegates attend Divine Liturgy in St. Peter’s Basilica
Patriarchs representing many Eastern Catholic Churches chanted prayers and processed up to the basilica’s Altar of the Chair. Read more
Maronite bishop: ‘I hope the synod will focus on servant leadership’
Maronite Bishop Gregory Mansour said the Synod on Synodality can be a “source” of progress for the Church in “deepening... Read more
Maronite patriarch threatened by Hezbollah supporters after calling for Lebanese neutrality in region
The leader of the Maronite Catholic Church received threats from Hezbollah supporters this week after calling for an end to... Read more
Pope Francis invites Lebanese Christian leaders to Vatican to pray for peace
Lebanon has faced a financial and political crisis for months, as political leaders have failed to form a government to... Read more
Maronite Catholic leader calls on international community to ‘help save Lebanon’
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch called on Tuesday for the United Nations to help resolve the country’s crisis by convening an international... Read more
Pope Francis briefed on Lebanon’s ‘bitter economic crisis’ by Maronite patriarch
Pope Francis met with Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch at the Vatican this weekend and told the pope of the challenges facing... Read more
Catholic leader outlines vision for Lebanon as the ‘Switzerland of the East’
Lebanon’s Maronite patriarch issued a memorandum Monday outlining a vision for the restoration of the country’s neutral status as the... Read more
Patriarchs meet in Lebanon to discuss political neutrality amid crisis
As Lebanon reels from an economic crisis, Catholic patriarchs met Thursday and reaffirmed the importance of the country’s neutrality in... Read more
Catholic cathedral in Syria that survived missile attacks reopens after restoration
A Catholic cathedral that was repeatedly struck by missiles amid the Syrian civil war was due to reopen Monday following... Read more
Marriage and family issues facing Catholics are not all universal
The Synod on the Family has provided an opportunity for people to bring up issues concerning marriage and family life... Read more
