DUBAI, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi invited Lebanon's Foreign Minister Youssef Raji to visit Iran in the near future to discuss bilateral ties, Iran's foreign ministry said ...

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BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV is in Lebanon on his first visit to the Middle East since he was chosen as leader of the world's Catholics in May. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he meets with Lebanese young people gathered at the square in front of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerké, Lebanon, Dec. 1, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez “Peace ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon, calling on political leaders to seek reconciliation and put national interests ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, opening the second half of his first international trip as pontiff after three days in Turkey marked by calls for unity, peace and renewed ties among ...

Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good during an address at the Presidential Palace in Baabda on Sunday, continuing his ...

Pope Leo XIV touched down in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger of peace” as he began a three-day visit to the nation at the heart of a Middle East battered by ...

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. By Christina Goldbaum Reporting from Damascus, Syria ...

The black-clad priest yanked on the white rope. At once the bells began to clang. The evening mass was beginning at the Monastery of Mar Maroun, or Saint Maroun, in the town of Annaya, high in the ...

Pope Leo XIV arrived in the Christian heart of the Arab world, scarred by conflict, corruption and mass emigration, by calling on its leaders to put aside their factional interests and serve the ...