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 ...

We need a miracle worker. Always. Of course the power behind every miracle is God, but in his mercy, we can pray for one another so that our prayers expand and grow stronger. “The prayers of the ...

On his first apostolic journey abroad, Pope Leo XIV will travel to Lebanon, where he will visit the tomb of St. Sharbel, the 19th-century Maronite monk and hermit who is revered for his piety and a ...

On July 22, the historic St. Maroun Monastery in Annaya, Lebanon, became a gathering place for Catholics as hundreds of pilgrims — Lebanese and expatriates — flocked to the monastery, filling the ...

St. Charbel Makhlouf is known in Lebanon for the miraculous healings of those who visit his tomb to seek his intercession — both Christians and Muslims. “St. Charbel has no geographic or confessional ...

A mosaic of St. Charbel blessed by Pope Francis was installed this morning in the Vatican grottoes located beneath St. Peter’s Basilica. On Jan. 19, the vicar general of His Holiness for the Vatican ...

Family donates monument to Maronite hermit in thanksgiving for miraculous healing. Above, the St. Charbel statue towers above the landscape. Below, Lebanese Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of Maronite ...

For the first time in Irish history, Catholics will encounter the ancient beauty of the Maronite Catholic tradition at the 2025 St. Sharbel Conference, taking place July 11-13. This landmark event ...

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 ...

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 ...

Christians and Muslims trust the saint to be spared from illnesses. Devotees have been taking the earth that covers his ancient sepulchre. A young woman claims that he appeared to her in a dream and ...

The anniversary celebrated yesterday in his native village. His canonization was a time of great commotion for a Lebanon emerging from the war. Saint Charbel is a sign of unity. Miracles attributed to ...