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2025-12-02 18:19
By Sondoss Al Asaad
Sanctified semantics: Lebanon’s risky drift into the ‘Abrahamic’ politics
BEIRUT—President Joseph Aoun’s description of Lebanon as a place where “all the Children of Abraham can meet” was portrayed as a gesture of coexistence during his address to Pope Leo XIV.
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2025-12-01 19:09
By Nabil Mansour
Could the Pope’s Lebanon visit temper Israeli threats and mend political divisions?
BEIRUT - Pope Leo XIV’s arrival in Beirut—his first foreign trip since ascending the papacy—comes at a moment when Lebanon is poised between escalating Israeli threats and a political class locked in chronic division.
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2025-11-30 19:01
Pope Leo XIV begins Lebanon visit expected to deliver strong peace appeal
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Lebanon on Sunday, marking the second and final stop of his first foreign tour as head of the Catholic Church, where he is expected to deliver a strong appeal for peace, Al Mayadeen reported.
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2025-11-29 16:58
Hezbollah message to Pope Leo rejects Israeli aggression, affirms sovereignty and coexistence
On the occasion of the Pope’s Lebanon visit, Hezbollah issued a statement on Saturday, presenting the country as a bridge of interfaith coexistence, urging protection of human rights at the level of peoples, condemning atrocities in Gaza and aggression in Lebanon, and reaffirming commitment to national sovereignty, consensual democracy, and unified living.
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2025-05-19 23:11
Iranian minister meets Pope Leo XIV in Vatican, delivers president’s message
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, Reza Salehi Amiri, met with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on Sunday, reaffirming Iran’s commitment to cultural diplomacy and interfaith dialogue.