On Monday, Dec. 1, Pope Leo will travel to Annaya to pray at the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, the 19th-century Maronite monk venerated for his holiness and miracles. Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims ...

On July 22, the historic St. Maroun Monastery in Annaya, Lebanon, became a gathering place for Catholics as hundreds of pilgrims — Lebanese and expatriates — flocked to the monastery, filling the ...

Lebanon’s Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced that Wednesday, August 5, will be a day of mourning across the country, to pray for those affected by the blast. A helicopter puts out a fire at the ...

Parishioners of Our Lady of Purgatory Maronite Catholic Church (OLOP) in New Bedford welcomed Christians from around the region on April 24 and 25 to pray and reflect in the presence of the Relics of ...

In Annaya there are celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the beatification of the Maronite saint. Since May 2014, the country has no president and all sessions of parliament are boycotted by ...

We need a miracle worker. Always. Of course the power behind every miracle is God, but in his mercy, we can pray for one another so that our prayers expand and grow stronger. “The prayers of the ...

Family donates monument to Maronite hermit in thanksgiving for miraculous healing. Above, the St. Charbel statue towers above the landscape. Below, Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite ...

Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel Makhlouf have been reported since the beginning of 2026 — one in the United States and one in Lebanon — each involving the healing of a woman against all ...

Relics of St. Charbel, the patron saint of Lebanon, will be on display at a Lewisville church Monday and Tuesday. The relics, which include part of the saint's skeleton, are visiting Maronite Catholic ...

The center, which is adjacent to Our Lady of Victory Maronite Parish, also includes a library filled with more than 10,000 books on spirituality and a relic of St. Sharbel Makhlouf. The Saint Sharbel ...