Pope John Paul II, beatified Sister Rafqa, a 19th-century Maronite Catholic nun from Lebanon, back in 1985. He bestowed sainthood on her with four others at the Vatican this Sunday.
AP 9th, June, 2001
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The conference has recommended further changes to the law to remove the possibility of the perpetrators benefiting from carrying out 'honour killings', when men kill female relatives to redeem the family's name
BBC, From Kim Gattas in Beirut
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Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir renews his appeal for the withdrawal of Syrian troops from Lebanon while Syria says their presence is necessary for the stability of the country.
BBC,27th March,2001
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The Associated Press
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