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US, Iran reach preliminary peace agreement while Israel remains defiant

U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a framework agreement to end the war and lift the naval blockade, while Israel rejected the deal and vowed to remain in Lebanon.

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Patrick Delaney

• Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026

Israel bombs, captures historic Beaufort Castle in Lebanon

Israeli forces bombed and captured Lebanon's historic Beaufort Castle, deepening their offensive and expanding territorial control despite ceasefire and Lebanese demands for withdrawal.

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Patrick Delaney

• Jun 1, 2026

Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Blessed Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon

The Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land issued a firm rebuke calling the incident ‘disrespectful and outrageous behaviour that must stop immediately.’

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Patrick Delaney

• May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Christians in Lebanon celebrate replacement crucifix after Israeli soldiers’ desecration

After the sledgehammer destruction of their outdoor crucifix by IDF soldiers last weekend, Italian UNIFIL soldiers donated and installed a new one blessed by Lebanon’s papal nuncio.

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Patrick Delaney

• Apr 24, 2026Apr 27, 2026

Christians vow to remain in Lebanon despite increasing threats to safety, evacuation orders

The Maronite Catholic Patriarch of Antioch pledged ‘solidarity with those who remain steadfast in their towns, rejecting war and calling for peace.’

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Patrick Delaney

• Mar 30, 2026Mar 30, 2026

‘Tens of thousands’ gather for funeral of Catholic priest killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

Following the killing of Fr. Pierre El‑Rahi while he was tending to wounded Christians in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV urged renewed efforts toward peace.

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Ray Hilbrich

• Mar 16, 2026Mar 25, 2026

Thousands of clergy call for prayer, justice after Israeli strike kills Catholic priest in Lebanon

The international Priests Against Genocide network warned that ‘the impunity’ of those who rely on a ‘logic of the strongest’ is a ‘scandal that cries out for vengeance before God.’

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Patrick Delaney

• Mar 12, 2026Mar 13, 2026

Catholic priest killed by Israeli bombing in Lebanon

Maronite Catholic priest Fr. Pierre al-Rahi died as a result of an Israeli ‘double tap’ strike against a home in the Christian town of Qlayaa after he rushed to the aid of bombed neighbors.

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Patrick Delaney

• Mar 9, 2026Mar 10, 2026

‘No medical explanation’: Two miracles attributed to St. Charbel this year so far

The separate healings of two women from the United States and Lebanon join over 30,000 documented miracles attributed to the famed Arab Lebanese saint.

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Patrick Delaney

• Jan 28, 2026Jan 29, 2026

Pontifical Mission officials lament destruction in Gaza, Lebanon: ‘Way beyond any imagination’

During a webinar hosted by the Catholic Near East Welfare Association, Pontifical Mission authorities outlined the enormous levels of destruction, hunger and death inflicted by the Israeli army on Christians and other civilians in Gaza and Lebanon.

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Patrick Delaney

• Nov 20, 2024Dec 2, 2024

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US, Iran reach preliminary peace agreement while Israel remains defiant

Israel bombs, captures historic Beaufort Castle in Lebanon

Israeli soldier desecrates statue of Blessed Virgin Mary in southern Lebanon

Christians in Lebanon celebrate replacement crucifix after Israeli soldiers’ desecration

Christians vow to remain in Lebanon despite increasing threats to safety, evacuation orders

‘Tens of thousands’ gather for funeral of Catholic priest killed by Israeli strike in Lebanon

Thousands of clergy call for prayer, justice after Israeli strike kills Catholic priest in Lebanon

Catholic priest killed by Israeli bombing in Lebanon

‘No medical explanation’: Two miracles attributed to St. Charbel this year so far

Pontifical Mission officials lament destruction in Gaza, Lebanon: ‘Way beyond any imagination’