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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Bassil Declares Victory of FPM Nominee in Jezzine By-election, Demands Early Polls
Free Patriotic Movement chief Jebran Bassil announced Sunday evening that the candidate fielded by the FPM, Amal Abou Zeid, had won the parliamentary by-election that was held in the southern city of Jezzine to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Change and […]
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Pope Francis visits Egypt on Schedule defying Threats and Dangers
The Pope arrived in Egypt on Friday, kicking off a two-day trip designed to forge Muslim-Christian brotherhood and show solidarity with the country’s persecuted Coptic Christian minority. The Pope’s visit comes two weeks after the Palm Sunday bombing of two Coptic churches that left at least 45 people […]
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Pope Francis makes Argentina’s “gaucho priest” and 6 others saints
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis canonized Argentina’s “gaucho priest” Sunday, bestowing sainthood on the poncho-wearing pastor with whom the first Argentine pope shares many similarities, from a taste for mate tea to a dedication to bringing the ministry to even the most isolated people. Francis […]