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Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority
ByReuters in Beirut November 30, 2025

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he i…

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Pope Leo urges Lebanese leaders to make peace highest priority
ByReuters in Beirut November 30, 2025

Pontiff tells politicians and religious heads they must persevere with peace efforts despite facing ‘highly complex, conflictual’ situationPope Leo has urged political leaders in Lebanon to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal as he i…

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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
ByMotoko Rich November 30, 2025

The pope, en route to Lebanon after visiting Turkey, said he had discussed with the Turkish president how the Vatican might help Israel and the Palestinian territories find peace.

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Pope Leo Calls for a Two-State Solution in Mideast Conflict
ByMotoko Rich November 30, 2025November 30, 2025

The pope, arriving in Lebanon, also encouraged that country’s Christians to stay where they are, despite economic, political and security concerns.

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Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
ByChristina Goldbaum November 30, 2025

The pontiff is set to meet political leaders and say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago. It is the first papal visit to Lebanon since 2012.

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Lebanon’s Christians Look to Pope Leo’s Visit for a Message of Hope and Peace
ByChristina Goldbaum November 30, 2025December 1, 2025

The pontiff met political leaders upon his arrival on Sunday and will later say Mass at a Beirut port destroyed by an explosion five years ago.

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Gaza death toll surpasses 70,000, says health ministry
ByAssociated Press November 29, 2025

Two Palestinian children reportedly killed on Saturday as Israel continues its strikes after latest ceasefireThe Palestinian death toll has surpassed 70,000 since the Israel-Gaza war began, Gaza’s health ministry said on Saturday, while a hospital repo…

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In Turkey, Pope Seeks to Soothe an Ancient Christian Divide
ByBen Hubbard November 28, 2025November 28, 2025

In Istanbul, Pope Leo XIV will meet the patriarch of the Eastern Orthodox Church to show amity between two of the world’s largest Christian groups.

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Pope Leo Lands in Turkey, Planning to Meet Erdogan With a Message of Outreach
ByBen Hubbard and Motoko Rich November 27, 2025December 1, 2025

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received Leo XIV on the opening leg of a trip that will also include Lebanon.

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Heading to the Mideast, Pope Leo May Show ‘Who He Really Is’
ByMotoko Rich November 27, 2025November 27, 2025

The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.

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