Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Lebanon later this year, in what would mark his first foreign trip since becoming pope and a significant opportunity to address the ongoing challenges in the Middle ...

The U.S. State Department has updated its travel advisory to Lebanon, telling travelers “do not travel” due to civil unrest, ...

Aug. 21 (UPI) --Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel to Lebanon before the end of the year on his first international trip. Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, said ...

Pope Leo XIV blesses rosaries and greets pilgrims inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Aug. 20, 2025, after his weekly general audience. Credit: CNS photo/Vatican Media ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV ...

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to ...

ROME — Pope Leo XIV is planning to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign visit, the country’s Catholic cardinal said, a trip that would give history’s first American pope a chance to speak in ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV will visit Turkey and Lebanon next month on the first foreign trip of his papacy, the Vatican announced on Tuesday. The trip offers a symbolically important gesture to ...