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Pope bids farewell to Lebanon with call for end to armed conflict

Why Moscow’s absence from Turkey events was conspicuous – and significant

Nov 30
Christopher R. Altieri

En route to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV talks Gaza, Ukraine, potential Jerusalem visit

Nov 30
Elise Ann Allen

Auction officer Jean-Pierre Osenat gestures as the long-lost painting “Crucifixion of Jesus Christ” by Baroque master Peter Paul Rubens was sold at auction for 2,3 million euros or $2.66 million in Versailles, west of Paris, Nov. 30, 2025. (Credit: Michel Euler/AP.)

A long-lost Rubens painting depicting Crucifixion sells for $2.7 million

Dec 1
Associated Press

A nun holds up a portrait of Pope Leo XIV where he will meet with bishops, priests, consecrated persons and pastoral workers at the Catholic basilica of Harissa, Lebanon Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Hussein Malla/AP.)

Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims

Dec 1
Nicole Winfield,
Trisha Thomas, Associated Press

Cathy Lynn Grossman | Crux

People wait for the arrival of Pope Leo XIV to visit the De la Croix hospital in Jal el Dib, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Pope bids farewell to Lebanon with call for end to armed conflict

Dec 2
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Beirut’s waterfront. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Pope ends Mass with a call for peace

Dec 2
Associated Press

A group of nuns hold flags while waiting for the arrival of Pope Leo XVI to a meeting with bishops, clergy, religious and pastoral workers in Lebanon at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Dec. 1, 2025. (Credit: Vatican Media.)

Pastors in Lebanon hope papal visit will give boost to Christians’ civil rights

Dec 2
Elise Ann Allen

Pope Leo XIV holds a moment of prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.)

Pope prays at site of 2020 Beirut port explosion

Dec 2
Nicole Winfield,
Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

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