Vatican delegation beatifies Lebanese priest
Line of dignitaries on hand as thousands attend Beirut ceremony
By Anthony Elghossain
Daily Star staff
Monday, June 23, 2008
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Miraculous, perhaps. Tens of thousands of Lebanese gathered in Martyrs Square in Downtown Beirut on Sunday to witness the beatification of Yaaqoub Haddad, the late Capuchin priest who gained fame for his prolific work in founding an order of nuns, expanding the Capuchin school network and conceiving or establishing a number of religious.
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