Before taking off for Rome at Beirut’s airport, Pope Leo XIV concludes his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye and Lebanon, calling for dialogue, fraternity, and reconciliation across the Middle East and expressing his hope that those who “currently consider themselves enemies” may embrace a spirit of fraternity and commitment to peace.

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Concluding Mass at Beirut Waterfront, Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace in Lebanon and the Middle East, and urges the Lebanese faithful to be courageous in the face of instability and suffering.

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On the last day of his Apostolic Visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV prays silently at the site of the 2020 explosion in the Port of Beirut that killed over 200 people.

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Pope Leo XIV celebrates Mass at Beirut’s Waterfront, and urges Lebanese to disarm their hearts so as to build a newly reunited Lebanon where peace and justice reign.

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On the last day of his first Apostolic Journey, Pope Leo XIV visits the La Croix Hospital in Jal Ed Dib, one of the largest mental disability hospitals in the Middle East, and praises the work of the religious sisters and staff who dedicate themselves to caring for the most fragile.

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Pope Leo XIV marks the second day of his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon with visits to the local Church, a meeting with the nation's religious leaders, and a festive celebration with young people.

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Lebanese young people share their thoughts about the Pope’s meeting with them at the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké on December 1, and explain what life is like as a young person in a country that has faced multiple crises in the last decades.

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Meeting with young people in Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV urges them not to give into despair, rather to cultivate friendships rooted in genuine love and to keep the enthusiasm that is needed "to change the course of history."

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At an ecumenical and interreligious encounter in Beirut, Pope Leo XIV upholds the Catholic Church’s desire to foster dialogue inspired by divine love, so as to affirm the dignity of every human being.

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Sister Mary Youssef, Secretary General of the Franciscan Sisters of the Cross who run the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross in Lebanon, talks about the joy of the sisters in welcoming Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the medical center on December 2.

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