AsiaNews: The Maronite Patriarch, Cardinal Bechara Rai, yesterday renewed the consecration of Lebanon and all the Middle East to the “Immaculate Heart of Mary” (pictured). The devotional act comes within the framework of the Fatima apparitions (1917), during which the Blessed … Continue reading
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Patriarch Consecrates Lebanon and Middle East to Immaculate Heart of Mary
AsiaNews: Yesterday, in an overflowing basilica in Harissa, Maronite Patriarch Card Bechara al-Rahi spoke about the suffering and grievances of the entire Middle East in front of the miraculous statue of Our Lady of Fatima during a ceremony that commemorated the … Continue reading
Lebanon: Bomb Plot Thwarted, Maronite Patriarch Among the Targeted
Catholic Culture: Michel Samaha, Lebanon’s former information minister and an ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, has been arrested on allegations of planning bomb attacks that would have coincided with the visit of Maronite Catholic Patriarch Béchara Boutros Raï to … Continue reading
Moslem Persecution of Church Escalates in Lebanon
Catholic Culture: A Lebanese priest who baptized a Muslim woman has been kidnapped and released. More on this here.