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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Mass Celebrated on Christmas Eve - Lebanon

Lebanon , Beirut, 2025/12/24 Mass celebrated on Christmas Eve at the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya Photo by Raymond Chihane / Catholic Press Photo / ABACAPRESS.COMo

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo greets pilgrims at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo poses with the monks at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, after a prayer at the tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf , during the second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Visits The Tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf - Lebanon

Pope Leo prays at tomb of Saint Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St. Maroun in Annaya, Lebanon on December 1, 2025, second day of his Apostolic visit to Lebanon. Canonized in 1977, this Lebanese Maronite monk and hermit lived from 1828 to 1898 and led a life of extreme asceticism. During his life, he obtained a wide reputation for holiness, and for his ability to unite Christians, Muslims and Druze. He is known among Lebanese Christians as the ‘Miracle Monk of Lebanon. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hundreds of Lebanese protest against deposits loss

STORY: Hundreds of Lebanese protest against deposits loss DATELINE: May 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of protesters burning tires to protest near the parliament 2. various of people protesting in Lebanon STORYLINE: Hundreds of Lebanese on Tuesday took to the streets to protest against losing their bank deposits. Protesters burned tires near the Lebanese parliament, chanted slogans, and clashed with security forces. "We are lawyers, engineers, and academics, not rioters, but we can no longer endure the current situation," representatives of the depositors' association said in a statement. Charbel Massaad, a member of parliament (MP) who participated in the protests, said: "We will not accept that depositors live in humiliation." Melhem Khalaf, another MP, called for the election of a president for Lebanon and the formation of a government to solve the country's crisis. Lebanon has been facing an unprecedented financial crisis amid a shortage of foreig

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Lebanon's olive oil farmers struggle to sell amid depreciation of local currency

STORY: Lebanon's olive oil farmers struggle to sell amid depreciation of local currency DATELINE: Nov. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:06:21 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of olive trees in Chouf, Mount Lebanon 2. various of farmers picking and sorting olives 3. various of the oil milling plant 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): SALAH FAHD GHANNAM, Oil milling plant owner 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): SAYYED CHARBEL ISSA, Farmer 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): SALAH FAHD GHANNAM, Oil milling plant owner 7. various of the oil milling plant STORYLINE: Lebanon's steep financial crisis and the collapse of the local currency have led to a rise in olive oil prices and made selling for Lebanese farmers even harder. Salah Fahd Ghannam, owner of an oil milling plant, told Xinhua that oil milling plants have been unable to sell their products as most of those who consume olive oil are people employed by the public sector and their salaries are paid in the depreciating Lebanese currency. Lebanon has been going through an un

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Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis

STORY: Lebanese president leaves office amid steep financial crisis DATELINE: Oct. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:30 LOCATION: Beirut CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Michel Aoun leaving Baabda Palace 2. various of Michel Aoun walking 3. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President 5. various of Michel Aoun's supporters 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): CHARBEL AOUN, Michel Aoun's supporter 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): STEPHANIE KHAZAAL, Michel Aoun's supporter 9. various of Michel Aoun's supporters STORYLINE: Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Sunday departed the presidential palace a day before the end of his term, leaving the country in a presidential vacuum amid a steep financial crisis. Hundreds of supporters gathered at Baabda Palace to bid farewell to Aoun by chanting slogans and carrying portraits of the president. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MICHEL AOUN, Lebanese President "Today morning, I sent a letter to the parliament, as per my constitutional powers, I signed