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Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

Here are some of the most powerful moments from Pope Leo XIV’s first international trip. Read more

Pope Leo XIV interacts with a baby before celebrating Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo XIV lands in Rome after historic first papal trip to Turkey and Lebanon

Dec 2, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has concluded the first apostolic journey of his papacy to Turkey and Lebanon Nov. 27 to Dec.... Read more

A picture shows a view of the destroyed Beirut port silos on Aug. 1, 2025, as Lebanon prepares to mark the fifth anniversary of the Aug. 4, 2020, harbor explosion that killed more than 250 people and injured thousands.

Brother of Beirut explosion victim speaks ahead of Pope Leo IV’s visit to blast site

Dec 1, 2025

Five years after Beirut port tragedy, families look to Pope Leo to keep justice alive as the pontiff prepares to... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addressed Lebanon’s bishops, clergy, and pastoral workers at Harissa, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrounded by the sound of weapons’

Dec 1, 2025

Pope Leo told Lebanon’s bishops, clergy, and pastoral workers on Monday that Christians can remain steadfast in hope “even when... Read more

Pope Leo XIV reflects on the enduring message of St. Charbel Makhlouf at the hermit’s tomb at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, Lebanon, on Dec. 1, 2025.

Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to St. Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb

Dec 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of... Read more

Pope Leo XIV addresses bishops, priests, religious, pastoral workers, and laypeople at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul, Turkey, on Nov. 28, 2025.

Immigrants, converts, and students reflect on Pope Leo’s visit to Istanbul cathedral

Nov 28, 2025

Parishioners of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Istanbul welcomed Pope Leo XIV today with profound emotion and vibrant... Read more

Students in Lebanon from the School of the Apostles (“Collège des Apôtres”) in Jounieh, prepare letters and posters ahead of Pope Leo XIV’s visit.

Lebanese students prepare for Pope Leo XIV’s historic visit with heartfelt letters

Nov 27, 2025

Students from the School of the Apostles in Jounieh, Lebanon, wrote letters to Pope Leo XIV in anticipation of the... Read more