
Lebanese have fled, could the Pope bring them back?
“Peacemakers dare to persevere," Pope Leo said. But the problems and dangers are many.
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“Peacemakers dare to persevere," Pope Leo said. But the problems and dangers are many.

Leo XIV's visit has sparked an outpouring of joy in Lebanon, but Christians there are also afraid that Israel will bomb the south of the country again.

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Beirut on Sunday afternoon after spending four days in Turkey. He traveled part of the route to the presidential palace in Baabda in the popemobile, under torrential rain.