Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign trip, according to the country’s Catholic cardinal.

Aug. 21 (UPI) -- Pope Leo XIV is expected to travel to Lebanon before the end of the year on his first international trip.

There has been speculation over Leo's first international destination, as early papal trips often define the tone of a ...

Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's senior Catholic official announced on Wednesday, in what could be the first ...

In an interview with the Saudi-based television station Al Arabiya, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Raï, patriarch of the Maronite ...

A plan for Pope Leo XIV to visit Lebanon as well as Turkey in late November and early December is being studied, a Vatican official said.

Pope Leo, the first American pope, has announced plans to visit Lebanon by December, marking a significant diplomatic step.

The Maronite patriarch said that the pontiff is expected by “December”. This visit could be part of the trip to Nicaea, in the footsteps of John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis. The Hol ...

Pope Leo XIV announced Wednesday he is asking the devoted to refrain from eating on Aug. 22 and to spend the day praying for ...

Maronite Patriarch Cardinal Mar Bechara Boutros al-Rahi revealed in an interview with Al Arabiya that Pope Leo XIV will visit ...

Pope Leo plans to visit Lebanon, the country's Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rahi announced on Wednesday, in what could be ...

Pope Leo XIV has been gearing up for his first international journey later this year with a trip to Lebanon, highlighting his wish for peaceful interfaith co-existence.The visit would mark a ...