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

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV prayed on Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims opening his first full day in Lebanon with a message of peace and religious coexistence. As bells ...

Thousands of Maronite Catholics shut down the streets of the Sydney suburb of Punchbowl to welcome relics of Lebanon's most well-known saint to their new permanent home in Australia. Queues of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Charbel Matar says a Lebanese saint saved his life when he was a child. Now, he is among pilgrims of all faiths who visit Saint Charbel's tomb, soon to be graced by Pope Leo XIV. "My family and I have ...

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 ...

Beirut (Agenzia Fides) – “It is not just a simple institutional visit, but an important moment of consolation, truth, and awakening of conscience for Lebanon and the whole world,” said the Apostolic ...

Charbel Matar says a Lebanese saint saved his life when he was a child. Now, he is among pilgrims of all faiths who visit Saint Charbel's tomb, soon to be graced by Pope Leo XIV. "My family and I have ...