NNA – The Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, concluded on Monday an official visit to Lebanon, and flew back to Rome.
Cardinal Sandri winds up Lebanon visit
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Rahi urges officials to put their interests away to undertake any initiative
– Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rahi called on all politicians to rise above their personal interests and narrow calculations if they want to carry out any beneficial initiative. Rahi, whose words came during Sunday mass service in Bkirky, expressed that the malfunction of the […]
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Rahi returns from Europe visit
Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Beshara Boutros Rahi returned on Monday to Beirut, following a pastoral visit in Rome and France. From Bkerki, Rahi related the meetings he held in Europe, hoping the new government in Lebanon would be formed soon. He also hoped that Lebanon […]
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Kabul shrine attack kills Shia Muslims during Ashura
At least 14 people have been killed in an attack on a shrine in the Afghan capital, Kabul as Shia Muslims prepared for a religious day of mourning. A crowd had gathered at the Karte Sakhi shrine for Ashura, a commemoration of the martyrdom of […]