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Vatican foreign minister visits Lebanon, still suffering from financial and political crises

St. George Maronite cathedral beside the Mohammad Al-Amin mosque in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. / Patrick Donovan via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).Rome Newsroom, Feb 5, 2022 / 08:20 am (CNA).The Vatican s foreign minister, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, concluded a five-day visit to Lebanon on Friday, marking 75 years of diplomatic relations with the Holy See.The week included meetings with political authorities, Christians, and victims of the Aug. 4, 2020 port explosion.According to Vatican News, Gallagher, who is secretary for relations with states, told local journalists that Pope Francis still hopes to visit their country, "when conditions permit."The Vatican envoy also addressed the Middle Eastern country s 2019 economic collapse. Lebanon s state debts, created by the lavish spending of successive governments after the 1975-1990 civil war, have led to a severe financial crisis.Gallagher called out political leaders for Lebanon s economic depression during a meeting in Bei ....

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Vatican envoy accuses Lebanese politicians of profiting from country's suffering

BEIRUT: A Vatican envoy criticized Lebanon’s politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to “the few profiting of the suffering of many” in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty. Archbishop Paul Gallagher’s remarks come one week after the World Bank blasted Lebanon’s ruling class for “orchestrating” one of the world’s ....

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