Advent has begun and in this season of preparation and waiting, we call to mind the gifts of heaven which cannot be wrapped. As the Holy Father visits Turkey and Lebanon, we pray that his message of peace, unity and hope will resonate and echo – not only for the Middle East, but across the world.

‘The Holy Father brings with him spiritual and moral dimensions, and he does not come empty-handed; he comes full of spiritual and moral gifts. For me, this is a personal appeal to each one of us Lebanese – an appeal to change, to turn the page and open a new one, the page of peace, of hope.’ – Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Maronite Patriarch, Lebanon

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