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On Monday, December 1, Pope Leo XIV spent time in prayer at the tomb of St. Charbel, a 19th-century Maronite hermit monk, renowned as a great miracle worker. This event at the St. Maroun monastery in Annaya took place on the second day of the Pope’s trip to Lebanon. His visit to the tomb is Read More…

Why is St. Charbel depicted with his eyes closed?

There are a few bishops who are referred to as a “patriarch,” and even the pope has the official title of “Patriarch of the West.” It’s a term that can be confusing to some, as it sounds important, but few know the history of this particular title. The word itself comes from the Greek patriarches Read More…

What does it mean when a bishop is called a “patriarch”?

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Pope Leo XIV in Harissa, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Beirut, Lebanon, Dec 1, 2025 / 10:35 am (CNA). Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s religious leaders on Monday that their country remains a sign to the world that fear and preju... [...]

CNA Staff, Nov 30, 2025 / 20:30 pm Pope Leo XIV is on the second day of his apostolic journey to Lebanon. Watch LIVE the major events of Pope Leo’s apostolic journey Nov. 27 to [...]

Harissa, Lebanon, Dec 1, 2025 / 05:32 am Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s bishops, clergy, and pastoral workers on Monday that Christians can remain steadfast in hope “even when surrounded by the sound of weapons,” [...]

In Orientalium Ecclesiarum, the 1964 Decree on the Eastern Catholic Churches, the fathers of the Second Vatican Council declared: The Catholic Church holds in high esteem the institutions, liturgical rites, ecclesiastical traditions and the established standards of [...]

While there is nothing new about the Holy See’s frequent advocating for a two-state solution to bring peace to the Holy Land, the Pope’s most recent insistence on it, as he was leaving Turkey, again brought international attention. The Pope offered a few brief words to the press and answered a couple questions on the Read More…

Leaving Turkey, Pope urges 2-state solution for Israel, Palestine