Young people hold up a sign that reads "We love Jesus" as they gather for an outdoor Mass with Pope Benedict XVI on the waterfront in Beirut on September 16, 2012 (CNS photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters). Here, the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, east of Beirut. (CNS photo) By Christopher [...]
Statue of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon. This shrine, a pilgrimage destination for Christians and Muslims alike, could become a place from which a new vision for a peaceful and prosperous Lebanon could emerge. The statue was brought from France in 1908. The cloud from the August 4, 2020 explosion in [...]
Lebanon Update #2, 2021, August 3: A Path Forward "The Lebanon financial and economic crisis is likely to rank in the top 10, possibly top three, most severe crises episodes globally since the mid-nineteenth century." —Conclusion of the Lebanon Economic Monitor, Spring 2021, "Lebanon Sinking (to the Top 3)," a publication of The World Bank "The [...]
