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Pope Leo winds up first foreign trip after mass at site of Beirut blast
Tue Dec 02 5:12 pm
The American pope urged peaceful solutions for conflicts around the globe.
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Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut's port blast
Tue Dec 02 9:37 am
Pope Leo XIV ended his first overseas papal trip with prayers at Beirut's devastated port and a Mass attended by 150,000 worshippers in a country desperate for signs of hope amid fear of renewed war.
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Pope Leo holds final mass in Lebanon, ending maiden trip to the Middle East
Tue Dec 02 4:44 am
Pope Leo ended his first overseas trip Tuesday with a Mass along the Beirut waterfront.
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Pope pushes interfaith dialogue in Lebanon, a country once torn by sectarian war
Mon Dec 01 4:40 pm
The pope is calling for interfaith harmony in a country still haunted by sectarian divides.
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Pope Leo visits a wounded Lebanon in his first trip to the Middle East
Mon Dec 01 7:15 am
Pope Leo XIV is on his first visit to Lebanon. He arrives at a pivotal time for the country, buffeted by conflict with Israel and a devastating economic crisis.
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Pope Leo challenges Lebanon's political class to seek the 'common good'
Mon Dec 01 5:00 am
In Lebanon, a country whose political leaders are accused of vast corruption, Pope Leo has asked the political class to set aside personal interests for the shared benefit of society.
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During Advent, immigrant congregations find hope shadowed by fear
Mon Dec 01 5:00 am
The weeks leading up to Christmas are typically a time of anticipation and preparation for Christians, but for some immigrant congregations the mood this Advent season isn't especially hopeful.
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In Istanbul, Pope Leo calls for unity between the eastern and western churches
Sat Nov 29 5:00 pm
Pope Leo visits Istanbul's Blue Mosque and celebrates mass as he calls for peace and unity among Christians and Muslims.
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Here's why Pope Leo XIV's first visit to Lebanon matters
Sat Nov 29 7:43 am
Prospect of Pope Leo XIV's first visit to Lebanon sparks hope - and worry.
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Catholic nuns in Wisconsin return land bought in 1966 to an Indigenous tribe
Sat Nov 29 7:43 am
Franciscan nuns in Wisconsin transferred their land to the Lac du Flambeau tribe, believed to be the first such "land return" by a Catholic group in the U.S.
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