SLU president stuck in Beirut during Israeli attack

The Rev. Lawrence Biondi was supposed to speak to students at a school near Beirut, Lebanon, on Thursday. Instead, the president of St. Louis University was huddled in a hotel as Israeli military pounded the city.

University spokesman Clayton Berry said Biondi has been in frequent contact with the school and is talking with the U.S. Embassy to find out when and how to best get out of the country and return home.

Another St. Louis resident, the Rev. Andre Mhanna, a Maronite Catholic priest, is traveling with Biondi.

Fr. Mhanna is the pastor of St. Raymond's...

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