The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.
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Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago.
In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide
In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups.
Pope Leo Visits Turkey on His First Trip as Pontiff
The pope started his six-day trip, which will also include a visit to Lebanon.
Pope Departs on First Foreign Trip
Leo XIV arrived in Ankara, Turkey, for the opening leg of a trip that will also take in Lebanon.
Pope Leo Lands in Turkey, Planning to Meet Erdogan With a Message of Outreach
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon.
Heading to the Mideast, Pope Leo May Show ‘Who He Really Is’
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.
‘Imperial Israel’ in the New Middle East
Despite a cease-fire with Hezbollah, almost daily strikes demonstrate an emboldened Israel’s strategy to eliminate its enemies any time, anywhere.
Pope Leo to Visit Turkey and Lebanon
On his last day in Turkey, Leo XIV visited Istanbul’s Blue Mosque where, unlike his two most recent predecessors, he did not visibly pray. The pope heads to Lebanon on Sunday.
Israel Says It Assassinated Top Hezbollah Commander in Lebanon
Escalating its attacks on the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, Israel killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff in an airstrike on an apartment building.