In opposition to state authorities he restored electricity to more than 400 homeless in Rome. He declares that he is willing to pay for the consequences.
He led the Lebanese community in the final stages of the civil war and during the post-war period.
At this age, he loses his right to vote in an eventual conclave. There are now 120 cardinal electors.
On Good Friday the collection taken in all the churches is intended to support the Christian communities in the Holy Land.
