"We all know that at this time Israel still does not accept that solution, but we see it as the only solution," Leo, the first US pope, told journalists on a flight from Turkey to Lebanon. Pope Leo ...

Demonstrators hold flags as they gather for a rally in solidarity with Iran after Friday prayers, at Beirut southern suburbs, Lebanon June 20, 2025. [Ahmad al-Kerdi/Reuters] (Reuters) Israeli air ...

BEIRUT(AP) — Pope Leo XIV references the conflict in southern Lebanon before departing Beirut, ending his first foreign visit.

BEIRUT (RNS) — At a meeting with a head of the one of the Christian faith’s earliest communities, Pope Leo XIV addressed young Christians on Monday (Dec. 1), urging them to stay in their country ...

BEIRUT (Reuters) -U.S. special envoy Thomas Barrack said on Monday that when it comes to the conflict between Lebanon and Israel, the U.S. cannot compel Israel to do ...

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.) Listen BEIRUT – Prior to his departure ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with journalist Kim Ghattas in Beirut about how far the Israel-Iran war could spread and whether other Middle East powers are bracing for a wider conflict. What happens in this ...

BEIRUT (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV told a crowd of young Lebanese that despite war, economic collapse and exile, their country’s future is still in their hands, and he urged them to ‘be the hope Lebanon is ...