St. Lawrence boasts many longtime parishioners who turned out in big numbers for the blessing. “It’s phenomenal,” said Dawne ...

For the world's 1.4 billion Catholics and for millions of other people as well, the Catholic Church's 2025 was primarily ...

Giovanni and Charbel Lteif, 21-year-old Maronite Catholic brothers, documented Pope Leo’s journey via their social-media ...

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

The pope’s visit is a sign of hope,” Rev. Miled Abboud told NBC News. “There are a lot of bleak things, of things that make us despair, but we have Christ who gives us strength to carry on.” ...

At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice and suffering.

ANNAYA, Lebanon – Pope Leo XIV prayed for peace in Lebanon and the region on Dec 1, as he kicked off day two of his trip to the multi-confessional country with a visit to a famous pilgrimage site.

ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and religious coexistence to a region torn ...

Annaya, Lebanon, 01 December, 2025 / 1:37 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, entrusting the ...

Pope Leo will meet with leaders from Lebanon's diverse religious sects on Monday, where he is expected to urge them not to flee the country despite years of conflict, political paralysis and economic ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday after a visit to Turkey that began last week. He challenged Lebanon’s political leaders to be true peacemakers and put their differences aside as he sought to ...

Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf, entrusting the country and the wider Middle East to the intercession of ...