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Catholic archbishop calls for calm after three Baptist ministers killed in northeastern India

Beirut

Rescue workers search through the rubble of a damaged building for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Credit: Hassan Ammar/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV comforts 13 priests from southern Lebanon with a surprise video call from Rome

May 7
Bassem Mroue

Gunmen fire their weapons as men carry the coffins with the bodies of Pierre Mouawad, an official with the anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Forces party, and his wife during their funeral in Yahshush, in Lebanon, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Melkite Catholic bishops express concern over Israeli demolitions in southern Lebanon

May 5
Bassem Mroue

Zahra, 6, displaced from Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, sits inside a tent used as a shelter along the beachfront in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, March 26, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Lebanese displaced by war fill Beirut’s streets, upending city life

Apr 2
Isabel Debre,
Associated Press

Civil Defence workers inspect the damage after an apartment was hit during an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh in the southern suburb of Beirut, Sunday Nov. 23, 2025. (Credit: Bilal Hussein/AP.)

Days before papal visit to Lebanon, Israel kills senior Hezbollah official in Beirut strike

Nov 24, 2025
Fadi Tawil,
Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

In Lebanon, young adults renovate homes to help poor, build friendships

Aug 7, 2022
Doreen Abi Raad

‘Today is a day of strength’: Mass commemorates Beirut blast victims

Aug 5, 2021
Doreen Abi Raad

Pope appeals for aid to Lebanon, still suffering one year after blast

Aug 4, 2021
Carol Glatz

One year after Beirut blast, vast political overhaul is needed, priest says

Aug 4, 2021
Elise Ann Allen

A year ago: Death and birth at hospital hit by Beirut blast

Aug 2, 2021
Bassem Mroue and Fay Abuelgasim

Nearly a year after Beirut blast, Maronite leaders still helping residents

Jul 9, 2021
Doreen Abi Raad

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