Clergymen carry the coffin of former Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir, during his funeral Mass, at the seat of the Maronite Church, in the village of Bkirki, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, May 16, 2019. Sfeir, who served as spiritual leader of Lebanon’s largest Christian community through some of the worst days of the country’s 1975-1990 civil war, died Sunday. Sfeir, who served as spiritual leader of Lebanon’s largest Christian community through some of the worst days of the country’s 1975-1990 civil war, died Sunday at the age of 98. Earlier in the day, visiting Acting Assistant Secretary of State David Satterfield visited Bkirki and paid his condolences. The Lebanese government had declared two days of mourning starting Wednesday, during which flags were being flown at half-staff.

Source: Washington Post May 16, 2019 15:00 UTC