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Canonization of the Massabki brothers, a Christmas present from the Pope

Victims of the 1860 massacres in Mount Lebanon and Damascus, the three brothers could advance, today, with the resurgence of the persecution of Christians in the Middle East and Africa, the cause of the ecumenism of the saints. The Maronite Church has just announced, through the voice of Patriarch Béchara Raï, that Pope Francis has … Read more

The Massabki brothers, “martyrs of the faith”, will be canonized

by Geoffrey Vanhouten

“A Christmas present. It is in these terms that the Maronite Church welcomed during the weekend the announcement made by Pope Francis, Saturday on his birthday, to canonize the three Massabki brothers: Francis, Abdel Moati and Raphael. These “martyrs of the Church” had been assassinated in Damascus on July 10, 1860 at the Franciscan convent … Read more