Pope Francis welcomed the ceasefire in Lebanon and hoped that it would be respected by all parties, the head of the Catholic Church said on Sunday in St Peter’s Square. Francis is now making an urgent appeal to all Lebanese politicians “so that a president of the republic is elected without delay and the institutions Read more
Ahead of the Vatican’s day of prayer for Lebanon on July 1, a senior Vatican official has expressed concern that the potential collapse of the country could jeopardize the Christian presence in the Middle East. Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican’s equivalent of a foreign minister, said June 25 that he believes that the Holy See Read more