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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday urged prayers for peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as violence in the country’s east continues to drive families from their homes and across borders.

Some saints leave behind books, letters, and sermons. Others leave behind silence. Saint Charbel Makhlouf of Lebanon belongs to the second kind. He wrote nothing, preached rarely, and withdrew from ...

(OSV News) -- In the Mount Lebanon region of Jbeil, perched on top of a hill at an altitude of 1,200 meters, from where in the distance one can see the Mediterranean sea, is the Monastery of St. Maron ...

St. Charbel Makhlouf is depicted in a mosaic at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. In Lebanon on Dec. 1. 2025, Pope Leo XIV became the first pontiff to visit the final resting place of St.

ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and religious coexistence to a region torn ...

Pope Leo XIV and leaders from Lebanon’s religious communities met in a show of unity on Monday, with the pontiff urging them to combat intolerance on day two of his visit. Lebanese have joyfully ...

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Read full article: Bedford County Parks & Rec hosting 3-on-3 Adult Basketball Tournament Photo of the Bedford Area Welcome Center during the Festival of Trees. ANNAYA – Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon ...

Annaya, Lebanon, 01 December, 2025 / 1:37 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, entrusting the ...