Morocco has long been one of the world's top exporters of cannabis and in 2022 it became the first Muslim-majority country to ...

Pope Leo made history. He became the first pope to visit the tomb of St Charbel Makhlouf, a towering religious figure known ...

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 ...

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 in Annaya, ...

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

Pope Leo XIV’s first official papal trip from Nov. 27-Dec. 2 to Turkey and Lebanon has just ended. The wide-ranging international visit included historic ecumenical encounters, deeply symbolic ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday after a visit to Turkey that began last week. He challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside as he sought to ...

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 ...