https://marsharbel.com/news Sourced Saint Charbel news: pilgrimages, feast days, relic visits and newly reported cases, each labeled as formally recognized or reported. en Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://marsharbel.com/saint-charbel.jpg https://marsharbel.com/news https://marsharbel.com/news#charbel-premiere-release-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#charbel-premiere-release-2026-10 Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Reported October 10, 2026 Reported October 10, 2026. Charbel, the new feature film about Saint Charbel, held its special premiere on October 9 at BlackBox in Beirut Media Zone, according to Nidaa al-Watan's October 10 report. The film is a joint NMPRO and MTV production, directed by Nadim Mehanna and written by Claudia Marshalian, with Jerry Ghazal playing the young Charbel and Father Roukoz El Hajj portraying him later in life. Cinemacity lists a runtime of 130 minutes. Lebtalks reported that the October 9 launch was under President Joseph Aoun's patronage and would be broadcast on MTV, with a nationwide Lebanese theatrical rollout planned from October 22. Cinemacity Beirut independently lists Thursday, October 22 as its opening date. Its page still has no screening sessions scheduled. The completed premiere and the upcoming public cinema opening are different milestones. A separate charity screening in support of Anta Akhi is scheduled for October 12 at ABC Achrafieh. International release dates, streaming distribution and English-language availability remain unconfirmed. Nidaa al-Watan: premiere report and interview with Nadim Mehanna (October 10, Arabic)Lebtalks: launch, patronage, MTV broadcast and planned Lebanese release (October 9, Arabic)Cinemacity Beirut: October 22 opening listing NMPRO Arts: official Charbel film trailer, in Arabic, 2 minutes 25 seconds. This is a trailer, not a recording of the premiere. Watch the official trailer on YouTube Watch MTV's October 9 premiere coverage. MTV's launch report includes an attached video from the premiere. A YouTube recording of the premiere has not yet been verified. Source: L'Orient-Le Jour: October 12 charity screening for Anta Akhi (October 8, French) (https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/1550058/la-projection-du-film-charbel-au-profit-de-anta-akhi.html) https://marsharbel.com/news#mar-charbel-october-opening-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#mar-charbel-october-opening-2026-10 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Cinema listing checked October 6 Cinema listing checked October 6. Beirut Souks Cinemacity now lists October 22, 2026 as the opening date for Mar Charbel, the 130-minute biopic directed by Nadim Mehanna. Its film page has no screening sessions scheduled yet. Lebanon24 reported on October 5 that the film would begin showing in Lebanese cinemas on October 22 after an earlier postponement; its account of booking demand cites an unnamed source. The cinema listing supports the planned opening date, not a completed release, a confirmed showtime or an international rollout. Lebanon24: October 5 report (Arabic) Source: Cinemacity Beirut: opening date and current session status (https://www.cinemacitybeirut.com/Browsing/Movies/Details/f-A000004219) https://marsharbel.com/news#gallery-ai-transformation-series-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#gallery-ai-transformation-series-2026-10 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 From our gallery From our gallery. We have added an AI transformation series to our gallery, bringing the historic photograph of Saint Charbel into conversation with new devotional art. The original stays visible beside the renditions, so visitors can see the source and the artistic choices for themselves. The collection shows the work as a series, from imagined portraits to close portraits and a comparison strip. The current first candidate has a dark beard with a grey center streak; the window portrait also has a dark beard. Other takes remain visible, so visitors can compare different artistic choices rather than seeing one image presented as a definitive likeness. The final and alternate renditions use the historic photograph as their reference; the early candidates are imagined portraits, not verified transformations of that source photograph. We are proud to share the series, and we want its meaning to be clear. These are AI-assisted artistic renditions, not newly discovered photographs, a reconstruction of a documented scene or proof of an apparition. The gallery labels the new images as artistic renditions or "AI transformation, not a photograph." The historic photograph remains separately identified and credited. A personal-experience caption on the first candidate is presented as the website creator's own account, not independent verification. Explore the series in our gallery: open an image full-screen, compare the original and the renditions, and read the caption beside each piece. Wikimedia Commons: historic Charbel photograph Source: See the AI transformation series in our gallery (./gallery) https://marsharbel.com/news#religious-trails-minister-visit-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#religious-trails-minister-visit-2026-10 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Religious tourism Religious tourism. Lebanon's Tourism Minister Laura Al-Khazen Lahoud and Jordan's Tourism and Antiquities Minister Imad Hijazin visited Qozhaya monastery, Bqaa Kafra, Annaya and Saint Charbel's hermitage on Friday, according to the National News Agency's October 3 report. They met priests and monks and were briefed on Lebanon's religious trails, including the Lebanon Mountain Trail and the trail associated with Saint Charbel. The report describes a visit and briefing, not a new agreement or a trail opening. Source: National News Agency: ministers visit Qozhaya, Bqaa Kafra and Annaya (October 3, 2026) (https://www.nna-leb.gov.lb/en/news/225264/tourism-minister-tours-monastery-of-qozhaya-bqaa-kafra-annaya-with-jordanian-counterpart-2) https://marsharbel.com/news#el-paso-lebanese-festival-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#el-paso-lebanese-festival-2026-10 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Archived parish announcement Archived parish announcement. Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Mission in El Paso announced a Lebanese Festival for October 3 and 4, 2026, with Lebanese food, live entertainment and dabke dancing. Those advertised dates have passed. This card preserves the original announcement, not a post-event report; attendance and the event outcome have not been verified. KTSM interview with parish representatives (September 30, 2026) Source: Parish announcement: Saint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Mission (https://stsharbelelpaso.org/) https://marsharbel.com/news#kfifan-patron-relics-2026-10 https://marsharbel.com/news#kfifan-patron-relics-2026-10 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Relics at Kfifan Relics at Kfifan. Kfifan's Monastery of Saints Cyprian and Justina received relics of its two patron saints from Rome, MTV Lebanon reported on October 2. Mass, a blessing and a procession marked their feast. Father Emile Akiki of the Lebanese Maronite Order led the Mass. Saint Charbel studied at Kfifan before his ordination, under Saint Nimatullah Al-Hardini. The report also recalls the monastery's connection with Blessed Estephan Nehme. These are relics of Cyprian and Justina, not Saint Charbel. The ceremony's exact calendar date is not specified. Maronites Church directory: Saints Cyprian and Justina monastery, KfifanSaint Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church: formation at Kfifan Source: MTV Lebanon: relic reception at Kfifan (October 2, 2026, Arabic) (https://www.mtv.com.lb/news/1743007) https://marsharbel.com/news#douaihy-hoayek-altar-consecration-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#douaihy-hoayek-altar-consecration-2026-09 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Altar consecration in Beirut · Reported October 6 Altar consecration in Beirut · Reported October 6. On Sunday, September 27, Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Bechara Boutros Al-Rahi presided over the consecration of an altar dedicated to Blessed Patriarchs Estephan Douaihy and Elias Hoayek at Saint George Maronite Cathedral in downtown Beirut, with the two patriarchs' relics placed within it. President Joseph Aoun attended, alongside religious and official figures and faithful from across Lebanon, especially Zgharta-Ehden, Douaihy's birthplace region. In his homily, Al-Rahi paired the two blesseds: Douaihy "preserved the church's memory and heritage amidst persecution," while Hoayek "carried the nation's cause amidst major transformations." Both remain Blessed, not canonized saints: Douaihy was beatified in 2024, Hoayek on July 25, 2026. An-Nahar: the consecration and homily (September 27, 2026)L'Orient Today: relics placed in the cathedral altar (September 27, 2026) Source: National News Agency: President Aoun attends the Mass (September 27, 2026) (https://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/news/225064/president-aoun-attends-mass-dedicated-to-blessed-patriarchs-douaihy-hoayek-led-by-al-rahi-2) https://marsharbel.com/news#monte-sole-beatification-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#monte-sole-beatification-2026-09 Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Beatification Beatification. On Sunday, September 27, in the Basilica of San Petronio in Bologna, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, beatified three priests killed by Nazi forces in the 1944 Monte Sole massacres: Don Ubaldo Marchioni, a diocesan priest; Don Elia Comini, a Salesian; and Father Martino Capelli, a Dehonian. Because the Church has recognized them as martyrs, no miracle was required for their beatification - from Sunday they are called Blessed. Bologna Today reported that a bullet-pierced pyx, found in the rubble of the altar of Casaglia's church, has become a symbol of the massacre the three priests did not escape. Decree coverage: Vatican News (November 21, 2025); ceremony details: Diocese of Bologna (September 11, 2026); outcome: Vatican News (September 27, 2026, Italian). Source: Dehonians (May 4, 2026) (https://www.dehoniani.org/en/the-three-martyrs-of-monte-sole-to-be-beatified-on-september-27/) https://marsharbel.com/news#emmitsburg-shrine-anniversary-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#emmitsburg-shrine-anniversary-2026-09 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Shrine anniversary · Reported September 30 Shrine anniversary · Reported September 30. The Family of Saint Sharbel USA reports that pilgrims gathered on September 26 at the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes in Emmitsburg, Maryland, for the ninth anniversary of Saint Sharbel's shrine dedication. The celebration included Eucharistic Adoration, confessions and Mass celebrated by Father Theodore Trinko, IVE, at St. Mary's Glass Chapel. After Mass, pilgrims followed the saint's relic in procession to the shrine, where they received a blessing with Saint Sharbel's oil and venerated the relic. The organizer published its account on September 30. Source: Family of Saint Sharbel USA: anniversary account (September 30, 2026) (https://www.familyofsaintsharbel.org/our-news) https://marsharbel.com/news#byblos-annaya-prayer-walk-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#byblos-annaya-prayer-walk-2026-09 Sat, 26 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pilgrimage Pilgrimage. On September 26, pilgrims walked from Byblos to Annaya carrying the intentions of the Christians who remain in Lebanon's southern border villages - Rmeich, Ain Ebel, Debel - turning the journey into an act of solidarity and hope. Believers from across Lebanon gathered in Byblos and walked some 10 miles from the Mar Girgis church to the Monastery of Saint Maron in Annaya, where the pilgrimage concluded with Mass at the Church of Saint Charbel. Organizer Anthony Jarjour of Rmeich, who walked some 112 miles from Rmeich to Annaya last year, had set out from Tyre on September 22 and reached the shrine after five days on foot - about 93 miles, rerouted for road closures. The pilgrimage was organized with the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya and the municipalities of Byblos and Annaya, with Civil Defense and Red Cross support. ; outcome: ACI MENA (September 27, 2026, Arabic). Source: Catholic World Report / EWTN News (September 20, 2026) (https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/09/20/lebanese-faithful-to-walk-to-st-charbels-shrine-in-prayer-for-christians-in-countrys-south/) https://marsharbel.com/news#fulton-sheen-beatification-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#fulton-sheen-beatification-2026-09 Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Beatification Beatification. Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen - the Emmy-winning broadcaster of Life Is Worth Living - was declared Blessed at a Mass in The Dome at America's Center in Saint Louis, Missouri. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle presided for Pope Leo XIV before a crowd organizers estimated near 50,000; the miracle that cleared the way was the 2010 revival of James Fulton Engstrom, who carried Sheen's relic in the procession. A day earlier, Pope Leo XIV praised Sheen's media apostolate at the Wednesday General Audience. He is Blessed, not yet a saint - his cause for canonization continues. · Catholic Register / OSV News (September 24, 2026) Our page: Blessed Fulton Sheen - his life, what beatification means, and where to watch his talks. Source: Vatican News (September 23, 2026) (https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2026-09/pope-leo-xiv-beatification-american-archbishop-fulton-sheen.html) https://marsharbel.com/news#doctor-borik-interview-2026-09 https://marsharbel.com/news#doctor-borik-interview-2026-09 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Interview Interview. Dr. Anne Borik, the Phoenix physician who headed the medical committee examining Dafne Gutierrez's 2016 recovery of sight after prayers at a St. Charbel relic visit, gave a new interview on how the case changed her practice of medicine. She now directs the Saint Sharbel Spiritual Life Center in Pittsburgh. More on healing through his intercession: the Saint Charbel prayer for healing. Source: Zeale News interview (September 10, 2026) (https://zeale.co/news/articles/exclusive-there-was-no-explanation-catholic-doctor-recounts-st-charbel-healing-and-its-lasting-impact) https://marsharbel.com/news#st-charbel-trail-pilgrimage-2026-08 https://marsharbel.com/news#st-charbel-trail-pilgrimage-2026-08 Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Pilgrimage Pilgrimage. Father Michael Sliney, LC, completed a pilgrimage along Lebanon's St. Charbel Trail, which links monasteries, villages, and historic sites, and encouraged more Americans to make the journey. Our guide: the Saint Charbel Trail. Source: Catholic World Report / EWTN News (August 23, 2026) (https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/08/23/american-priest-walks-lebanons-st-charbel-trail-encourages-more-pilgrims-to-follow/) https://marsharbel.com/news#hoayek-beatification-2026-07 https://marsharbel.com/news#hoayek-beatification-2026-07 Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Beatification Beatification. On Saturday, July 25, 2026, Elias Hoayek, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch from 1899 to 1931, was beatified at the Patriarchal summer seat of Dimane in Lebanon. Vatican News reports that President Joseph Aoun attended, that Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, concelebrated as the envoy of Pope Leo XIV, and that Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rai gave the homily. From that day he is called Blessed. The miracle for his beatification was approved by decree on May 22, 2026. At the Angelus the next day, Pope Leo XIV called him "a man of dialogue and hope" and the "Father of Greater Lebanon." Hoayek was born in Helta on December 4, 1843, founded the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family, and died at on December 24, 1931. He decided to build the shrine at Harissa. Vatican News (July 26, 2026) Ceremony report: Vatican News, in Italian (July 25, 2026); decree coverage: Vatican News (May 22, 2026); birth and death dates: Holy See Press Office bulletin (May 22, 2026, Italian) Source: Bkerke (bkerke-maronite-patriarchate) https://marsharbel.com/news#revesby-feast-2026-07 https://marsharbel.com/news#revesby-feast-2026-07 Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Feast day Feast day. Hundreds of faithful gathered at Revesby, Sydney, for the saint's July feast, one of many annual celebrations held by Maronite parishes around the world for the third Sunday of July (Maronite calendar) and July 24 (Latin calendar). Source: The Catholic Weekly (July 20, 2026) (https://catholicweekly.com.au/hundreds-honour-st-charbel-at-revesby-feast/) https://marsharbel.com/news#cebu-relic-visit-2026-06 https://marsharbel.com/news#cebu-relic-visit-2026-06 Mon, 29 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Relic pilgrimage Relic pilgrimage. The Archdiocese of Cebu welcomed the Pilgrim Relic of St. Charbel Makhlouf with a Welcome Mass at San Carlos Seminary College and three days of public veneration across parishes. Source: Archdiocese of Cebu (June 29, 2026) (https://thearchdioceseofcebu.com/st-charbels-relic-visits-cebu-archdiocese/) https://marsharbel.com/news#new-miracles-reported-2026-01 https://marsharbel.com/news#new-miracles-reported-2026-01 Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:00:00 +0000 Reported, recorded at Annaya Reported, recorded at Annaya. Two new miracles attributed to St. Charbel's intercession were reported in the first weeks of 2026 - one in the United States and one in Lebanon - continuing the monastery's long-running register, which now exceeds 29,680 recorded cases. Source: Catholic World Report / EWTN News (January 28, 2026) (https://www.catholicworldreport.com/2026/01/28/2-new-miracles-reported-through-intercession-of-st-charbel-in-2026/) https://marsharbel.com/news#papal-visit-annaya-2025-12 https://marsharbel.com/news#papal-visit-annaya-2025-12 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 +0000 Milestone Milestone. Pope Leo XIV prayed at the saint's tomb in Annaya during his apostolic journey to Lebanon - the first pope ever to visit - and entrusted Lebanon, the Church, and the world to Saint Charbel's intercession. Full recap: Pope Leo XIV at the tomb of Saint Charbel. Source: Official Vatican text (December 1, 2025) (https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/speeches/2025/december/documents/20251201-libano-san-charbel.html)