At the end of his first foreign trip as pope, a trip focused on dialogue, Pope Leo XIV said the examples of friendship and respect he had seen could be …
Cindy Wooden
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Pope Leo XIV ended his stay in Lebanon with what he termed “a heartfelt appeal: may the attacks and hostilities cease.”
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Pope Leo met the 15,000 young people after meeting their elders in Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square
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At a shrine topped by a 28-foot-tall statue of Our Lady of Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV listened to stories of unshakable faith amid war, injustice and suffering.
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Pope Leo was met at the Beirut airport by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Cardinal Bechara Rai, patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church
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Holding inflight news conference, pope talks about peace in Gaza, Ukraine
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM TURKEY (CNS) — On his first foreign papal trip, Pope Leo XIV showed reporters that the inflight news conferences of his predecessors would continue. And, …
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Ecumenism is not ‘absorption or domination,’ but sharing gifts, pope says
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenAs he had done throughout his visit to Turkey, Pope Leo XIV spent his last morning in the country reaffirming the Catholic Church’s commitment to the search for Christian unity.
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Pope gives Catholics in Turkey Advent ‘resolutions’ — building bridges
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenWith their different rites, cultures, languages and races, Catholics find a unity around the altar that “is a gift from God. As such, it is strong and invincible, because it …
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Christians should work on joint Jubilee in Jerusalem in 2033, pope says
by Cindy Woodenby Cindy WoodenPope Leo XIV, speaking to Christian leaders in Turkey, said he hoped they could meet in Jerusalem in 2033 to celebrate together the 2,000th anniversary of the death and resurrection …
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Pope Leo XIV, like his two immediate predecessors, visited the so-called Blue Mosque in Turkey’s capital; he spent about 20 minutes inside but did not appear to pause for prayer …
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