Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo's visit as 'pilgrim of peace,' Catholic clergy say
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The Cathedral of Sts. Elias and Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church is pictured in downtown Beirut April 16, 2025. Catholic clergy said Lebanon is eagerly awaiting Pope Leo XIV's Nov. 30 to Dec. 2 visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad. (OSV News photo/Mohamed Azakir, Reuters) (Mohamed Azakir)

Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo’s visit as ‘pilgrim of peace,’ Catholic clergy say

AMMAN, Jordan OSV News – Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV's upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organizers say."All the Lebanese people, the youth, the church, the government and Lebanon's president are all very excited," Father Jean Younes, secretary general of the Assembly of Catholic Patriarchs and Bishops of Lebanon, told…...