Rebuild Lebanon

Letter #102, 2021, Thursday, Sep.2: Lebanon Report #3

    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 [...]

Pope calls for day of prayer, fasting in solidarity with Lebanon

Pope Francis appeals for Lebanon during the General Audience on September 2, 2020 (CNS photo/Guglielmo Mangiapane, Reuters) One month after a massive explosion at a fertilizer storage facility tore through Beirut and reopened Lebanon’s old wounds, Pope Francis expresses his and the Church’s solidarity with the troubled nation and calls for a worldwide [...]

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