Officially... Patriarch Estephan Al-Duwaihy Utopian Thursday, March 14, 2024 (See translation in Arabic section) His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis, approved decrees issued by the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, related to the beatification of the Honorable Patriarch Estephan al-Duwaihi Ehden in Lebanon, and therefore an official announcement of his beatification will be issued today. Church bells will ring for half an hour starting at one o'clock, and a popular mass will be held at six o'clock in the evening in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist - Zgharta. The Maronite Patriarchal Diocese of Zgharta said, through its Facebook account: “On March 14, 2024, His Holiness Pope Francis received the Dean of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, and the Holy Father approved decrees issued by the Congregation related to the beatification of the honorable Patriarch Estephan Al-Duwaihi of Ehden.” From the Vatican, Father Boulos Kazzi gave his blessings, “to all the lovers of Patriarch Al-Duwaihi and the Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Al-Rai and the Maronite Synod, in addition to the people of Zgharta, Ehden, the North, and all the Lebanese people.” It is noteworthy that Father Boulos Kazzi made tremendous efforts during his pursuit of the call for the beatification of Patriarch Estephan Al-Duwaihy, over many years. |
