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Lebanese delegation headed by Sehnawi hands Pope Francis family legal provisions

NNA - His Holiness Pope Francis received at the Vatican a Lebanese official delegation presided by the caretaker Minister of Telecommunications Nicolas Sehnawi and ranking religious figures.



On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Families Rights charter, the Lebanese delegation participated in the legal conference organized by the Pontifical Council for family.



The delegation partook, upon a special invitation, in the Mass celebrated by the Pope at the Vatican's Santa Marta.



After the Mass, his Holiness met with the Lebanese delegation which handed him a report on the most important activities hosted by the Episcopal Commission for Family and Life to support the Christian families of Lebanon in order to strengthen their role and presence in the Levant in the light of all the difficult conditions prevailing over the region.



Pope Francis blessed the efforts exerted by the Commission, praising the importance of their role in this decisive stage and in light of the difficult challenges experienced by families today.



The delegation handed His Holiness a translated version of the book of the legal, civil and church provisions regarding families and their members, upon the blessings of Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros Rahi.



On the sidelines of the conference, the delegation met a number of officials at the Vatican.



The second meeting with His Holiness was in the courtyard of the Vatican where Sahnawi, on behalf of the official Lebanese delegation, handed Pope Francis the Arabic version of the legal reference.



He explained to his Holiness the importance of this reference and its contribution to lifting injustice off the entire family members.



The Pope encouraged this initiative because of its positive impact at the level of home and family.



Minister Sehnawi finally hoped on His Holiness to pay special attention to the Christians of the East in general and Lebanon in particular.



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