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 By Ian Henderson - Telegraph

Out of my Beirut hotel window the jumble of history is everywhere. A ruined Ottoman fort and an exquisite Maronite chapel are immediately outside. Concrete blocks from the infamous Green Line which used to divide the city are scattered among fallen Roman columns. On the skyline, mosques and churches - there are around 18 official religions in Lebanon - frame the skeleton of the old Holiday Inn, a favourite target for anyone with a rocket launcher during the civil war which ended 11 years ago.

The Association of Zgharta (Youssef Bey Karam Batal Lebnan) Australia celebrated Mass for the beatification of Venerable Patriarch Estephan Douaihy on 4/12/11 at Our Lady of Lebanon church, Harris Park, Sydney. In attendance were Lebanon Consul-General Robert Naoum, WLCU Vice President Michel Douaihy, El Marada Australia Coordinator Mansour Azizi, al-Istiklal Movement Coordinator Asaad Barakat, Kataeb Sydney president Peter Maroun, Rydalmere FC President Peter Bacha, Maronite Catholic society Secretary Youssef Mekary... (Pictures)