Mourners attend the funeral of Father Pierre al-Rahi, a priest who died of injuries he sustained from Israeli fire, according to medics and first responders, in Qlayaa, southern Lebanon, March 11, 2026, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli with Iran. (OSV News photo/Karamallah Daher, Reuters)

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Fr. Pierre Al-Rahi, who died March 9 during an Israeli attack, "was a true shepherd who always stayed beside his people, with the love and sacrifice of Jesus the Good Shepherd," the pope said at the close of his March 11 general audience.

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