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Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Toronto replaced a vandalized statue of Mary with a replica of the Lebanese shrine Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa on Sept. 11. / Photo credit: Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic ChurchBoston, Mass., Sep 18, 2022 / 09:00 am (CNA).Many parishioners at Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church in Toronto lost family members and friends when a devastating explosion on Aug. 4, 2020, killed hundreds and injured thousands in Beirut, Lebanon s capital.A large number of Maronite Catholics are of Lebanese descent, and some parishioners still consider Lebanon, as well as Canada, their home.But the suffering intensified at Our Lady of Lebanon when just a few weeks after the blast, on Aug. 30, 2020, the church s statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary was beheaded. To add to the vandalism, there was no chance of repairing the statue since the statue s head was also stolen."It was like continuing the trauma that happened in Beirut," Laure Abo
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Musikfest, other summer festivals gearing up for in-person return this season
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A beach ball bounces around the crowd before of the headlining shows at Musikfest 2018.Saed Hindash | For lehighvalleylive.com
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Last year’s summer festival season was pretty much nonexistent thanks to COVID-19, save for a few virtual experiences. But as the season approaches once again, many of the Lehigh Valley’s biggest events are feeling optimistic for in-person participants.
That optimism is mostly due to the increasingly available COVID-19 vaccine, which is reaching arms rapidly across Pennsylvania. With more than 25% of the state’s population now fully inoculated with many more to come over the next few weeks and months, safely gathering in groups for favorite summer celebrations has become much more likely.