His Beatitude Cardinal Czerny to visit Lebanon to bring His Holiness Pope Francis’s support
This news is shared from the website of Vatican News.
His Beatitude Cardinal Czerny to visit Lebanon to bring His Holiness Pope Francis’s support
The Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development speaks to Vatican News about his upcoming visit to Lebanon, where he will meet with Church groups, the Mufti of Tripoli and a group of Syrian refugees.
By Salvatore Cernuzio
His Eminence Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, will be in Lebanon from tomorrow, Feb. 19, until Sunday, Feb. 23.
It promises to be a challenging and intense trip, and not only because of the packed schedule, which contains meetings with the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon and with the Mufti of Tripoli.
There will also be the emotional impact of seeing up close a population worn down by the economic crisis, a long political stalemate and the [Israeli] strikes which, in addition to devastating the south of the country, have deeply worsened the refugee crisis.
Schedule for the visit
The Jesuit Cardinal will take part in a moment of prayer at the port of Beirut in memory of the devastating explosion of August 4, 2020, which claimed thousands of lives and left many more injured.
He will also meet with young people participating in peace education programs, visit a school that welcomes children from different religious backgrounds, and travel to Bab al Tabbaneh, often referred to as the "Mediterranean favela" due to its high levels of poverty and drug addiction.
Also on the agenda will be meetings with migrants, internally displaced persons, and refugees supported by Caritas and the Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS).
Speaking to Vatican News ahead of the visit, Cardinal Michael Czerny discussed the upcoming trip…
This news was originally published on the website of Vatican News, click here to read more.