The Week of Unity: A Prayer Gathering Permeates Beirut’s Skies
Fady Noun 2024-01-24 21:02 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Venturing beyond conventional paths, the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (January 18-25), born out of a close collaboration between the Maronite hierarchy and secular believers, was marked this year by an exceptional ecumenical gathering. This half-liturgical concert, half-prayer meeting event was led by a choir of 250 singers and the Lebanese ...
Saint Charbel: Uniting East and West in Peace and Harmony
Fady Noun 2024-01-20 14:06 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
The Maronite Church and the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome celebrated a very special event: the installation of a mosaic portraying Saint Charbel, placed in close proximity to the tomb of Saint Paul VI. It was Saint Paul VI who presided over the canonization mass of the hermit from Annaya on October 9, 1977. During that time, it’s worth noting ...
Saint Charbel Mosaic Set to Be Installed at the Vatican on Friday
Fady Noun 2024-01-19 08:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Starting Friday morning, a mosaic featuring Saint Charbel will adorn one of the walls surrounding the tomb of Saint Paul VI in the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome. The moment promises to be both poignant and solemn. Following the installment of the statue of Saint Maron in one of its exterior niches in 2011, the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome ...
Rise Up and Return to Lebanon
Fady Noun 2023-12-24 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
"From the cradle to the crucifixion, God reveals to us a profound mystery." I woke up this morning with this familiar Christmas refrain. The mystery here isn’t a detective's puzzle. It’s a reality beyond reason. Or rather, both beyond reason and within reach, as God became man and, as a human being, cannot be incomprehensible. Not ...