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

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 ...

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

Pope Leo XIV is preparing to travel to Lebanon later this year, in what could be his first journey abroad since being elected ...

The Maronite patriarch said that the pontiff is expected by “December”. This visit could be part of the trip to Nicaea, in the footsteps of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. The Hol ...

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

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

Lebanon is "a message and also a promise that must be fought for," the pope said Nov. 25 during an audience with Mikati, who took office in September, ending a yearlong political stalemate in the ...

BEIRUT — Pope Francis told Lebanon's president the country has a special place in his prayers, and he reiterated his intention to visit. During his March 21 meeting at the Vatican with President ...

The pope urged those present to entrust their efforts to assist Lebanon to Christ, the Prince of Peace. “Brothers and sisters, may the night of conflicts recede before a new dawn of hope,” he ...

Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi announced on Wednesday, in what could be ...