This is Beirut, 16/09 17:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Preparations are underway for Pope Leo XIV to travel to Turkey and Lebanon at the end of November in what would be his first trip abroad, Vatican sources told AFP. The two-stage trip would likely last just under a week, AFP understands. The Vatican does not normally confirm official visits until closer to the time. It would mark the first ...
This is Beirut, 14/09 17:20 - Reading : less than a minute
Pope Leo XIV, who celebrated his 70th birthday on Sunday, thanked the thousands of faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican after the Angelus prayer, many holding signs wishing him a happy birthday. “My dear friends, it seems you know that I am 70 today,” he said with a smile to the crowd. “I give thanks to the Lord and to ...
This is Beirut, 12/09 18:15 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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American songwriter Pharrell Williams and Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will co-direct a free concert and light show for tens of thousands of people at the Vatican on Saturday. "Grace for the World" will be held in St. Peter's Square and feature US singer-songwriter John Legend, French-Beninese singer Angélique Kidjo and Thai ...
This is Beirut, 07/09 14:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday officially proclaimed Italian teenager Carlo Acutis the Catholic Church's first millennial saint, to applause from thousands of faithful gathered at the Vatican. Acutis, who died of leukemia in 2006 at the age of 15, has been dubbed "God's Influencer" for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online. Tens of thousands ...
This is Beirut, 31/08 14:55 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for an end to the "pandemic of arms" as he prayed for "countless" children killed by firearms and in conflicts globally. The US pontiff repeated his calls at the end of the Angelus prayer for a ceasefire in Ukraine following a Russian attack on Kyiv on Thursday in which at least 25 people died, including four ...
This is Beirut, 02/08 18:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Hundreds of thousands of young faithful cheered Pope Leo XIV Saturday as he arrived by helicopter for an open-air prayer vigil outside Rome, in a rock star welcome for the new head of the Catholic Church. Pilgrims began crying and cheering when the white military helicopter descended over the sprawling, dusty, open-air site in Rome's eastern ...
This is Beirut, 28/07 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV expressed his "profound grief" Monday over a deadly Islamist attack on a church in the DR Congo's northeast, saying he was praying for the victims and their families. Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters raided a Catholic church in the town of Komanda, killing 43 people who had gathered for prayer, the United Nations and the ...
This is Beirut, 26/07 17:40 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV held a first meeting on Saturday with a senior Russian Orthodox cleric at the Vatican since becoming the head of the Catholic Church earlier this year, the Holy See said without giving further details. Leo, who has called on the Kremlin to make a "gesture" towards peace in Ukraine, received Metropolitan Anthony of ...
This is Beirut, 20/07 15:05 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV slammed the "barbarity" of the war in Gaza on Sunday and urged against the "indiscriminate use of force," just days after a deadly strike by Israel's military on a Catholic church. "I once again ask for an immediate end to the barbarity of the war and for a peaceful resolution to the conflict," Leo ...
This is Beirut, 17/07 16:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Pope Leo XIV confirmed Thursday he hoped to visit Turkey in the coming months for a Christian religious commemoration, in what could be his first overseas trip as pontiff. "I hope to be able to meet you again in a few months to take part in the ecumenical commemoration of the anniversary of the Council of Nicaea," Leo said at a meeting with ...
This is Beirut, 04/07 09:30 - Reading : 5 minute(s)
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Pope Leo XIV heads off on holiday on Sunday, having spent his first two months as Catholic leader rebuilding unity and bolstering tradition after his predecessor's unorthodox papacy. "Prudent", "methodical" and "listening" are some of the words used by Vatican insiders who spoke to AFP to describe the approach of the first American pope, who took ...
This is Beirut, 13/06 15:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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As part of an official and family visit to Rome, President Joseph Aoun was received on Friday morning by Pope Leo XIV in his office at the Vatican. Following the meeting, President Aoun emphasized the relationship between Lebanon and the Holy See, which is rooted in shared human and spiritual values. Staying true to his message of unity in ...