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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.)

Lebanon buries a Christian official killed in an Israeli strike as anti-Hezbollah anger surges

Apr 9
Kareem Chehayeb,
Associated Press

Displaced people who fled Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon sit i n tents in Beirut, Lebanon, on March 29, 2026. (Credit: Emilio Morenatti/AP.)

Iran says its expelled ambassador won’t leave Lebanon as political tensions soar

Mar 31
Kareem Chehayeb,
Associated Press

The shadow of the crucifix surmounting his pastoral staff falls across Pope Leo XIV as he presides over Ash Wednesday Mass, marking the start of Catholic Lent, inside the Basilica of Santa Sabina in Rome, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.)

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Profound sorrow’ for slain priest, all suffering in Middle East

Mar 10
Crux Now Staff

In Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV urges authorities to put peace ‘above all else’

Nov 30, 2025
Elise Ann Allen

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

News of Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire received by American bishops with ‘profound hope’

Nov 28, 2024
John Lavenburg

Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on March 12, 2024. (Credit: Fatima Shbair/AP.)

British Catholic charity urges more aid for war-torn Middle East

Oct 19, 2024
Charles Collins

Lebanese army soldiers search on the rubble of a destroyed building at the site of Monday's Israeli airstrike in Aito village, north Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Canadian Church calls for prayers, support for the Lebanese people

Oct 16, 2024
John Lavenburg

Pope calls for UN forces in Lebanon to be ‘respected’ as Netanyahu demands withdrawal

Oct 14, 2024
Crux Now Staff

Pope, Holy Land leaders call for Oct. 7 to be day of prayer, fasting for peace

Oct 4, 2024
Elise Ann Allen

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