US EditionPope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon
Father Pierre al-Rahi died aiding wounded residents after an Israeli tank strike in Qlayaa; 394 Lebanese civilians have been killed in recent conflict, officials reported.
- Pope Leo XIV expressed profound sorrow after Maronite priest Pierre al-Rahi was killed during an Israeli strike in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon, while aiding wounded parishioners.
- Pierre al-Rahi refused evacuation orders and was fatally injured when a second Israeli strike hit the village shortly after the first attack.
- Two U.S. Maronite bishops called for prayer and solidarity following al-Rahi’s death amid escalating conflicts in the region.
- Hezbollah militants had infiltrated Christian villages like Qlayaa, prompting Israeli strikes that caused casualties and raised fears of displacement among residents.
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PORTRAIT - The parish priest of the village of Qlayaa was killed on Monday by an Israeli artillery strike while assisting a parishioner. The Lebanese authorities and the pope paid tribute to him.
From our correspondent in BeirutThe day after the death of Father Pierre el-Rai, a Maronite priest killed by Israeli strikes on the town of Qlayaa (Marjayun district), which occurred in the late afternoon of 9 March, the pressure on the Christian villages in South Lebanon has increased. Since the beginning of the conflict, however, they refused to leave their homes and heroically resisted. But on Tuesday, the inhabitants of Alma al-Sha`b (Tyrin …
Father Pierre el-Raï was killed by the IDF with the double tap. Yet from the Christian area the condemnation of evil goes to Hezbollah
Pope Leo XIV prays for slain Maronite priest as he is buried in Lebanon
On Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV noted the funeral for Father Pierre El Raii, the Maronite priest who was killed on Monday in southern Lebanon. The priest died while trying to help his parishioners whose house had been fired upon by an Israeli tank, and structure from the building fell on him. His funeral was taking place in Qlayaa, Lebanon. “These villages [in Lebanon] are once again experiencing the tragedy of war. I am close to all the Lebanese peo…
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