Pope Leo XIV departed Lebanon on Tuesday after an emotional day that began with a visit to the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion and Mass attended by over 150,000 people — and concluded with an event in which the Catholic leader heard the testimonies of the nation’s youth, encouraging them to retain hope.
Pope Leo began his first international tour as the archbishop of Rome in late November, first visiting Istanbul, Turkey, to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea and then traveling to Lebanon for engagements with that country’s large Christian population, estimated at roughly 40 percent, the vast majority being Maronite…
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