Tag: Lebanon
Pope Leo’s first trip will focus on ecumenical, interreligious relations
Commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and its Creed, as well as reaffirming hopes for peace in the Middle East, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Turkey and Lebanon 27 November-2 December.
Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo’s visit as ‘pilgrim of peace,’ Catholic...
Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organisers say.
‘Let the light of St Charbel shine in our hearts’
Bishop Tarabay reflected on the extraordinary life and enduring witness of the humble Lebanese monk St Charbel, whose hidden sanctity has illuminated the faith of millions across the world.
Sydneysiders to welcome Pope Leo in Lebanon on his first international...
Maronite Bishop Antoine-Charbel Tarabay will be there to welcome him, along with a number of Sydneysiders. He calls the visit “a profound sign of peace and hope”.
Vatican confirms papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV's first papal trip abroad will be to Turkey and Lebanon 27 November - 2 December, the Vatican press office announced.
Living inner peace with forgiveness opens horizons for broader peace
As the Israel-Hamas war nears its third year with no end in sight, Lebanese Bishop Mounir Khairallah is urging forgiveness as the only path to peace.
Lebanese Catholic clergy commemorate Beirut port explosion victims five years later
In Beirut, Lebanon's Catholic Church marked the fifth anniversary of the catastrophic 2020 port explosion with a solemn memorial Mass and vigil.
A saintly Lebanese hermit can protect us from weapons of mass...
Bishop Daniel Meagher told St Luke’s parish in Revesby that St Charbel should teach us how to love God in stillness and silence.
Vatican cardinal heads to Lebanon to express pope’s solidarity, prayers
One out of four people living in Lebanon is a refugee, and the majority of children born in refugee camps are unregistered at birth, said Cardinal Michael Czerny, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Bishop Zaidan: Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire sparks “profound hope”
A ceasefire brokered by the US and France between Israel and the Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah is being welcomed with "profound hope," said Bishop A Elias Zaidan of the Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon, chairman of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace.
Lebanon’s hospitals are on the front lines amid ongoing violence of...
In Lebanon, hospitals and the health care sector have become the front and centre of attention—and an imminent target—following the most recent bout of violence due to heavy clashes in southern Lebanon between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters.
Sydney Catholics show their love for Lebanon
In Sydney’s west, Lebanese Independence Day was marked on 22 November with a ‘journey of peace’ walk from Our Lady of Lebanon Co-Cathedral in Harris Park to St Raymond’s Maronite Catholic parish in Auburn where Mass was offered for Lebanon and the Holy Land.
