St. Pius X

Despite the rain, crowds with flags and umbrellas welcome Pope Leo XIV at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya, the resting place of St. Charbel Makhlouf - "a saint that represents Lebanon."

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On the second day of his Apostolic Visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV visits the tomb of St. Charbel, saying he taught “prayer to those who live without God, silence to those who live amid noise ... and poverty to those who pursue riches.”

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Pope Leo XIV makes a 30-minute visit to the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos in Harissa, on the evening of his first day in Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV concludes his Apostolic Journey to Türkiye with a visit to the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral of Istanbul and Divine Liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew.

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Pope Leo XIV meets with Lebanese civil authorities in Beirut as he begins his Apostolic Journey to Lebanon, urging the country's young people to speak “the language of hope,” which he said has enabled Lebanon “always to start again.”

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Aboard the papal plane flying from Istanbul to Beirut, Pope Leo XIV thanks Türkiye’s authorities for their welcome and answers a pair of questions from reporters, expressing his hopes for peace in Ukraine and Gaza and confirming the desire to celebrate the 2033 Jubilee of Redemption in Jerusalem.

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A warm reception marked the arrival of Pope Leo XIV—“Baba Liyū” in Arabic—in Beirut, the Lebanese capital, the second leg of the Pope's first Apostolic Journey.

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Father Youssef Matta, a Maronite monk who lives at the Monastery of St. Maron in Annaya—the home of St. Charbel Makhlouf’s tomb explains the significance of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to the resting place of this saint, who is venerated across various religions.

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The aircraft carrying Pope Leo XIV is on its way to Beirut where he is about to begin the second leg of his apostolic journey to Türkiye and Lebanon.

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Pope Leo XIV attends the Divine Liturgy at the Patriarchal Church of Saint George in Istanbul, and joins Patriarch Bartholomew I to underscore the bonds that unite us in our Christian faith and the continuing efforts to seek full communion.

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