Category: Middle East
Lebanon teeters as thousands rally to support cardinal
BEIRUT (CNS): Thousands of Lebanese rallied February 27 at Bkerke, the seat of the Maronite…
Pope says he cannot disappoint Iraqis, asks prayers for trip
VATICAN (CNS): “The Iraqi people are waiting for us; they awaited St. John Paul II,…
Concerns as Covid-19 cases rise in Iraq ahead of pope’s visit
VATICAN (CNS): A week before Pope Francis was scheduled to arrive for his March 5…
Holy Land Franciscans offer online Lenten Way of the Cross
JERUSALEM (CNS): For a second year in a row, the Franciscan Custody of the Holy…
First Mass in 50 years at Jordan River chapel
QASR AL-YAHUD (CNS): For the first time in 54 years, a Mass was scheduled to…
