The use of blessed oil has long been an established practice in the Eastern Christian tradition and continues to this day.

Dafne Gutierrez, of Phoenix, Arizona, will never forget the traumatic experience of gradually losing her vision. The 37-year-old mother of five was declared legally blind in 2014 after two years of ...

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 ...

The Pope prayed for unity within the Church and for peace in Lebanon at the saint’s tomb, after urging the country’s political leaders to be peacemakers. Pope Leo made a pilgrimage to the tomb of St ...

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 ...

On July 24, the Catholic Church celebrates the life of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a Maronite Catholic priest, monk, and hermit who is known for working miracles both during his life and after his death. On ...

Saint Charbel has broad popular appeal in Lebanon even beyond the Christian community, with many seeing him not only as a miracle worker but also as a national symbol. Depictions of the saint with a ...

Pope Leo XIV was greeted by thousands of people in Lebanon during visits to Christian sites on Monday. The head of the Catholic Church first visited the tomb of the country's national saint, Charbel ...