Cardinal Nichols prays for Lebanon after ‘tragedy of immense proportions’

Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, offering prayers for the country following the deadly explosion in its capital. At least 137 people were killed and 5,000 injured in the explosion that shook Beirut on Tuesday 4th August. Hundreds of people have also been reported missing due to the explosion and more than 300,000... Read More

News – UK and Ireland

Beirut, CAFOD, Cardinal Nichols, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Lebanon

August 6, 2020

Beirut: Charity offers emergency food package

An emergency food package of £226,000 (250,000EUR) is to be rushed out to Beirut by a leading Catholic charity in the wake of this week’s huge explosion, writes John Pontifex. The Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) grant will target poor families worst affected by the blast which devastated the port area of the... Read More

News – World

ACN, Aid to the Church in Need, Beirut, charity, emergency, explosion, food package, Lebanon

August 5, 2020

Pope calls for prayers for Lebanon after deadly explosion in Beirut

After a massive fire triggered a deadly explosion in Beirut, Pope Francis called for prayers and a united effort to help Lebanon overcome “this serious crisis”. “Let us pray for the victims and their family members, and let us pray for Lebanon so that with the effort of everyone in society – political and religious... Read More

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Beirut, explosion, Lebanon, Pope, Pope Francis

August 5, 2020

Explosion in Beirut adds suffering to Lebanon’s dire situation

Hospitals in the Lebanese capital are overwhelmed with those suffering injuries from a massive explosion in Beirut’s port, causing widespread damage the city and rocking the tiny Mediterranean nation already devastated by the coronavirus and its worst financial crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. “People won’t be able to rebuild their homes, businesses, livelihoods. There... Read More

News – World

Beirut, COVID-19, explosion, Lebanon, suffering

August 5, 2020

Explosion in Beirut adds suffering to Lebanon’s dire situation

Lebanon’s prime minister has called for a day of mourning today after a huge explosion killed at least 100 people and injured more than 4,000 in Beirut. Hospitals in the Lebanese capital are overwhelmed with those suffering injuries from the explosion in Beirut’s port, causing widespread damage the city and rocking the tiny Mediterranean nation... Read More

News – World

Beirut, catholic, COVID-19, economy, explosion, Human Rights Watch, humanitarian agencies, Lebanon

July 23, 2020

Food & Drink: Seven top drops for a taste of the Med

Sam Wylie-Harris rounds up some stellar wines from our favourite Mediterranean hotspots. Jetting off to your favourite Mediterranean retreat may be off the cards for the foreseeable – but we can still fill our ice buckets and picnic hampers with wines from some of our best loved coastal locations. Just as these regions are synonymous... Read More

Lifestyle

Cava, drink, food, France, Greece, Italy, Laithwaite’s, Lebanon, M&S, Marks & Spencer, Med, Mediterranean, Picpoul de Pinet, rose, Sicily, Spain, taste, Tesco

July 9, 2020

Christian leaders say Lebanon could face famine and economic ruin

Lebanon’s Christian authorities have accused political leaders of plunging the nation into economic ruin and potential famine as the tiny Mediterranean country faces it worst crisis since the 1975-1990 civil war. Lebanese have seen their national currency lose 80 per cent of its value against the US dollar, a majority currency also used in the... Read More

News – World

Christian, economic ruin, famine, leaders, Lebanon

June 16, 2020

‘Feel the pain,’ Lebanese cardinal urges government as poverty increases

Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai called for the country’s leaders to hear the cries of suffering citizens, as poverty overtakes the population, including the middle class. “Feel the pain, officials,” Cardinal Rai, patriarch of Maronite Catholics, urged in his homily from the Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon north of Beirut on Sunday. He also renewed... Read More

News – World

Cardinal Bechara Rai, COVID-19, economy, Hassan Diab, Lebanon, politics, Poverty, Prime Minister

January 9, 2020

President of US Catholic bishops urges world leaders to pursue dialogue and seek peace

Hours after Iran launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, issued a statement calling for urgent prayers “that our world’s leaders will pursue dialogue and seek peace”. “In the face of the escalating tensions with Iran,” he said, people... Read More

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