Updated December 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM EST HARISSA, Lebanon — In the mountains near Beirut, a giant statue of the Virgin Mary atop a spiral pedestal holds her hands out in the direction of the ...

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’s visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday that draw Christian and Muslims as he seeks to recognize the importance of the country's religious pluralism and also send a message to Christians ...

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General superior of the congregation of the franciscan sisters of the cross, Mother Marie Makhlouf and Director of De La Croix Psychiatric Hospital, sister Rose Hanna, talk with patients at the ...

Father Fadi el-Mir looks out to the Mediterranean from Our Lady of Lebanon sanctuary. Pope Leo will meet there with clergy and other church officials. (Jane Arraf | for NPR) HARISSA, Lebanon — In the ...