Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign trip, according to the country’s Catholic cardinal.

Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's senior Catholic official announced on Wednesday, in what could be the first ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel to Lebanon before the end of the year on his first international trip.

There has been speculation over Leo's first international destination, as early papal trips often define the tone of a ...

Pope Leo XIV is considering a visit to Lebanon, potentially his first foreign trip as Pope, to address challenges in the ...

In an interview with the Saudi-based television station Al Arabiya, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï, patriarch of the Maronite ...

Pope Leo, the first American pope, has announced plans to visit Lebanon by December, marking a significant diplomatic step.

Lebanon would be a highly symbolic stop for the first American pope, who has repeatedly called for peace in the Middle East.

Pope Leo XIV has been gearing up for his first international journey later this year with a trip to Lebanon, highlighting his wish for peaceful interfaith co-existence.The visit would mark a ...

It is against this backdrop, repeatedly recalled in his appeals, that last Wednesday, at the end of his General Audience, ...

A plan for Pope Leo XIV to visit Lebanon as well as Turkey in late November and early December is being studied, a Vatican ...