Pope Leo reveals Mideast peace talks with Trump, Netanyahu, other regional players
Pope Leo XIV has begun conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about
Author: Elias Turk
UPDATED: Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to stand up, be a home of justice and fraternity
Beirut heard a different kind of voice on Tuesday morning. In a city still marked by the sounds
Pope Leo prays at Beirut blast site, meets families seeking justice
Pope Leo XIV paused on the final morning of his trip to Lebanon before the ruins of the
Pope Leo urges Lebanon to place the sick at the center of society
Pope Leo XIV told hospital patients and caregivers in Lebanon that he had come to “where Jesus dwells,”
Pope Leo to Lebanese youth: Love, not retaliation, is the real answer to evil
Pope Leo XIV told thousands of young people in Lebanon on Monday that love, not retaliation, is the
Pope Leo tells Lebanese religious leaders unity and peace are possible
Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s religious leaders on Monday that their country remains a sign to the world
Pope Leo offers Lebanon a way to hope ‘even when surrounded by the sound of weapons’
Pope Leo XIV told Lebanon’s bishops, clergy, and pastoral workers on Monday that Christians can remain steadfast in
Pope Leo entrusts Lebanon to Saint Charbel’s intercession, prays at his tomb
Pope Leo XIV began his second day in Lebanon on Monday with a deeply symbolic pilgrimage to the
Pope Leo says Erdogan talks focused on Gaza and Ukraine, sees Turkish role in peace efforts
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that he discussed both the Gaza war and the conflict in Ukraine directly
Pope Leo XIV calls Lebanon to tenacity, hope, and reconciliation
Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon’s leaders to embrace tenacity, dialogue, and a renewed commitment to the common good
Pope Leo XIV arrives in Lebanon, bringing a message of peace to a nation scarred by war
The sky over Lebanon — once dominated by missile exchanges and relentless air raids during the 2023–2024 conflict
Pope Leo XIV, at Mass in Turkey, calls for Catholic, ecumenical and interreligious unity
Pope Leo XIV marked the start of Advent on Saturday with an appeal for unity and peace, telling
Pope Leo XIV honors ‘courageous Christian witness of the Armenian people’ in Istanbul
Pope Leo XIV dedicated the final morning of his visit to Turkey on Sunday to strengthening ties with
Pope Leo XIV and Bartholomew I ‘deeply alarmed’ by global tensions
Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople said on Saturday they are “deeply alarmed by
Pope Leo XIV visits emblematic Turkish mosque in sign of fraternity with Muslims
Pope Leo XIV started his third day in Turkey on Saturday with a visit to the Sultan Ahmed
Pope Leo XIV: Nicaea anniversary, urges Christians to overcome divisions
Pope Leo XIV commemorated the 1700th anniversary of the First Council of Nicaea on Friday in the Turkish
Pope Leo shares ‘secret of Christian charity’ with Little Sisters of the Poor
Pope Leo XIV visited the Nursing Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor in Istanbul on Friday,
Pope Leo reminds Turkish Catholic minority of the ‘logic of littleness’
Pope Leo XIV encouraged Turkey’s small Catholic community Friday to rediscover what he called the Gospel’s “logic of
Pope Leo denounces ‘might is right’ in address to Turkish authorities
Pope Leo XIV opened his first international trip on Thursday with a sweeping call for unity, renewed dialogue,
Pope Leo XIV to focus on Christian unity, relations with Islam in Turkey and Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Turkey Thursday on his first international apostolic journey. The wide-ranging trip — spanning
Faith and Struggle in the Middle East
Born in Syria and now leading the Archdiocese of Homs, Archbishop Julian Yacoub Mourad is the 2025 recipient