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Papal Visit Funding: Where Does Lebanon Stand?

Natasha Metni Torbey, 18/11 16:10 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

Lebanon The Vatican Papal visit Pope Leo XIV Bkerke Roger Zaccar

With less than two weeks to go before Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon at the end of the month, preparations have entered their final stage. Roger Zaccar, head of the visit’s financial committee, told This is Beirut that nearly 80% of the required funds have already been secured, with the remaining 20% are still needed to complete the ...

Ignatius Maloyan, Martyr of the Armenian Genocide, to Be Canonized This Sunday in Rome

This is Beirut, 19/10 09:00 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

Bechara Rai Joseph Aoun The Vatican Canonization Ignatius Maloyan pope Leo XIV

Archbishop Ignatius Maloyan, a prominent figure of faith and martyrdom during the Armenian Genocide, will be canonized this Sunday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by Pope Leo XIV. The ceremony will be attended by official delegations from Lebanon, including President Joseph Aoun and Maronite Patriarch Bechara Rai, alongside representatives from ...

Conclave to Elect New Pope Starts May 7

This is Beirut, 28/04 14:59 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Pope Francis Conclave The Vatican

Catholic cardinals will meet on May 7 to start voting for a new pope, the Vatican announced on Monday, a week after the death of Pope Francis. So-called "Princes of the Church" under the age of 80 will meet in the Sistine Chapel to choose a new religious leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. The date was decided at meeting ...

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