Tag: Lebanon

Catholic leaders in the Holy Land expressed their "unreserved condemnation" after a picture of an Israeli soldier striking the head of a statue of...

As the death toll in Lebanon continues to rise following devastating strikes by the Israeli military, the Vatican's representative in the country said the...

BEIRUT -- Pope Leo XIV ended his stay in Lebanon with what he termed "a heartfelt appeal: may the attacks and hostilities cease." "We must...

LEBANON -- At the end of his first foreign trip as pope, a trip focused on dialogue, Pope Leo XIV said the examples of...

In the Mount Lebanon region of Jbeil, perched on top of a hill at an altitude of 1,200 meters, from where in the distance...

HARISSA, Lebanon -- At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable...

BEIRUT  -- Acknowledging the existence of "circumstances that are highly complex, conflictual and uncertain," Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon preaching peace. Just a week...

ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TURKEY  -- On his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV showed reporters that the inflight news conferences of...

AMMAN, Jordan -- Lebanese Catholics yearn for the upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV to achieve something lost in recent years. Signs bearing the...

VATICAN CITY -- By choosing to make his first trip as pope to Turkey and Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will shine a huge spotlight...