For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

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 ...

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

Millions of people visit his resting place every year, and now for the first time, a pope visited as well. On the second leg of his apostolic journey that took him to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV prayed at ...

At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice and suffering.

Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon's tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as ...

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 – Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Dec 1, as he kicked off day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country with a visit to a famous pilgrimage site.

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV celebrated Lebanon’s tradition of interfaith coexistence Monday as a beacon of hope for a conflict-torn region, as he asked for “the divine gift of peace” alongside ...

Chef and restaurateur Charbel Hayek has had his eye on Orange County for quite some time. The “Top Chef” alumni is a master of modern Eastern Mediterranean cuisine, and his Los Angeles-based ...

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