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With Lebanon on verge of collapse, thousands rally to support cardinal

With Lebanon on verge of collapse, thousands rally to support cardinal Cardinal Bechara Rai, Maronite patriarch, addresses thousands of Lebanese at Bkerke, north of Beirut, Feb. 27, 2021, as Lebanon teeters on the verge of collapse. Do not tolerate the failure in forming a government and implementing reforms, he told them. (CNS photo/Mychel Akl, courtesy Maronite Patriarchate) By Doreen Abi Raad • Catholic News Service • Posted March 1, 2021 BEIRUT (CNS) Thousands of Lebanese rallied Feb. 27 to show their support for the positions of Cardinal Bechara Rai as the country teeters on the verge of collapse from multiple crises. The rally was at Bkerke, the seat of the Maronite Catholic Church, north of Beirut. Speaking from a window of the patriarchate, Cardinal Rai, Maronite patriarch, told the crowd: “You have come from all over Lebanon, of all ages, despite the dangers of the coronavirus, to support two proposals, that of neutrality and that of an international confe

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Catholics in Qaraqosh, Iraq, call it miracle that Pope will visit

By Doreen Abi Raad The largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq. “Words can’t describe how happy we are,” Syriac Catholic Father Roni Momeka told Catholic News Service. “The people feel that it’s a miracle that the pope will come here,” Father Momeka said. “They are happy not only for the visit, but they are happy that Pope Francis is thinking about those people who are in pain, those people who lost everything, but who never lost their faith.” Father Momeka said Qaraqosh is bustling with activity, the streets already awash with papal flags and banners in preparation for the pope’s March 7 visit, part of his March 5-8 visit to Iraq.

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Catholics in Qaraqosh, Iraq, Call It Miracle That Pope Francis Will Visit

The Tablet February 16, 2021 Women and a girl attend Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, June 7, 2019. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8. (Photo: CNS/Marcin Mazur) By Doreen Abi Raad BEIRUT (CNS) The largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq. “Words can’t describe how happy we are,” Syriac Catholic Father Roni Momeka told Catholic News Service. “The people feel that it’s a miracle that the pope will come here,” Father Momeka said. “They are happy not only for the visit, but they are happy that Pope Francis is thinking about those people who are in pain, those people who lost everything, but who never lost their faith.”

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Catholics in Qaraqosh, Iraq, call it miracle that pope will visit

Catholics in Qaraqosh, Iraq, call it miracle that pope will visit
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Iraqi Catholics call it miracle that pope will visit their city – Catholic Philly

Iraqi Catholics call it ‘miracle’ that pope will visit their city People attend Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Qaraqosh, Iraq, June 7, 2019. Pope Francis plans to visit Iraq March 5-8. (CNS photo/Marcin Mazur) By Doreen Abi Raad • Catholic News Service • Posted February 11, 2021 BEIRUT (CNS) The largest Syriac Catholic congregation in the world is preparing physically and spiritually for Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Qaraqosh, Iraq. “Words can’t describe how happy we are,” Syriac Catholic Father Roni Momeka told Catholic News Service. “The people feel that it’s a miracle that the pope will come here,” Father Momeka said. “They are happy not only for the visit, but they are happy that Pope Francis is thinking about those people who are in pain, those people who lost everything, but who never lost their faith.”

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