The use of blessed oil has long been an established practice in the Eastern Christian tradition and continues to this day.
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 ...
Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf, entrusting the country and the wider Middle East to the intercession of ...
St. Charbel Makhlouf is depicted in a mosaic at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Credit: CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz Forty miles north of Beirut, nestled in the Lebanese mountains, is Annaya ...
Pilgrims in front of a portrait of Saint Charbel at the monastery of Saint Maron in Lebanon's mountain village of Annaya — Joseph EID Charbel Matar says a Lebanese saint saved his life when he was a ...
Pilgrims in front of a portrait of Saint Charbel at the monastery of Saint Maron in Lebanon's mountain village of Annaya - Copyright AFP Joseph EID Pilgrims in front ...
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