1+ min ago (42+ words) Pope Leo leaves Turkey on Sunday for Beirut, Lebanon, a city that has seen little of that peace in recent months. Pope Leo leaves Turkey on Sunday for Beirut, Lebanon, a city that has seen little of that peace in recent months....

38+ min ago (902+ words) Leo had two key appointments in Istanbul before flying to Beirut: a prayer at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral and a divine liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, whose invitation to commemorate an important Christian anniversary was the impetus for Leo's visit. On the second leg of his maiden papal trip, Leo was visiting Lebanon at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country after years of successive crises. He is fulfilling a promise of Pope Francis, who had wanted to visit for years but was unable to as his health worsened. Francis often quoted St. John Paul II, who in 1989 said Lebanon was more than just a country, it was a "message" " a message of fraternity and coexistence. Under Lebanon's power-sharing system, the country's president is always a Maronite Christian, the prime minister a…...

40+ min ago (101+ words) But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up. Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, what sort of people ought you to be in... "But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a roar and the elements will be destroyed with intense heat, and the earth and its works will be burned up...

43+ min ago (964+ words) Pope Leo XIV wrapped up his visit to Turkey on Sunday before heading to Lebanon, where he hoped to bring a message of hope to its long-suffering people and bolster a crucial Christian community in the Middle East. Leo had two key appointments in Istanbul before flying to Beirut: a prayer at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral and a divine liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, whose invitation to commemorate an important Christian anniversary was the impetus for Leo's visit. On the second leg of his maiden papal trip, Leo was visiting Lebanon at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country after years of successive crises. He is fulfilling a promise of Pope Francis, who had wanted to visit for years but was unable to as his health worsened. Francis often quoted St. John…...

43+ min ago (942+ words) Pope Leo XIV and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I sign a joint declaration at the Ecumenical Patriarchate, during Pope's first apostolic journey, in Istanbul, Turkey, November 29, 2025. (Dilara Senkaya/Pool Via AP) Leo had two key appointments in Istanbul before flying to Beirut: a prayer at the Armenian Apostolic Cathedral and a divine liturgy with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians, whose invitation to commemorate an important Christian anniversary was the impetus for Leo's visit. On the second leg of his maiden papal trip, Leo was visiting Lebanon at a precarious moment for the small Mediterranean country after years of successive crises. He is fulfilling a promise of Pope Francis, who had wanted to visit for years but was unable to as his health worsened. Francis often quoted St. John Paul II, who in 1989 said Lebanon was more…...

45+ min ago (170+ words) ALBAWABA - Lebanon is set to welcome the Head of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV today in Beirut as he is expected to arrive in Lebanon at 3:45 p.m. local time, Lebanese media reported. Before being in Lebanon, Pope Leo landed in Turkey, where he was welcomed by Turkish officials, including Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy and senior church leaders. The Pope was also received at the Presidential Palace in Ankara by President Recep Tayyip Erdo'an. Today, November 30, Pope Leo XIV will arrive in Lebanon. Lebanese activists flooded social media with dozens of posts mocking several posters to welcome the pope that were placed across many streets in Lebanon, but why? Dozens of comments were made online with people joking about welcoming a dead Pope to Lebanon. One said, "Intention matters, even if the Pope is dead. Thanks to Sheikh…...

54+ min ago (732+ words) These moments mark the beginning of a quiet revolution " one that Pope Leo XIV, elected on May 8, shows every intention of continuing. Female priests may still be a distant prospect, but women's leadership in Vatican governance is now a structural reality, not an experiment. To understand Pope Leo's papacy, one must first acknowledge the monumental groundwork laid by Pope Francis. His 12-year pontificate represented the most significant expansion of women's roles in the Church's central administration in modern history. Spiritus Domini(2021), which formally allowed women to serve as lectors and acolytes in Canon Law. The creation of thelay ministry of Catechist, amplifying women's authority in evangelization and teaching. Voting rights for womenat the Synod of Bishops for the first time in Church history. Two commissions studying the question of women in the diaconate, keeping discernment alive even without doctrinal change....

1+ hour, 46+ min ago (752+ words) Inside Pope Leo's tour of Lebanon's important Christian sites Gaza death toll tops 70,000 as Israel continues bombing Ayoub Khan urges fellow independents to rejoin UK's 'Your Party' As MAGA turns on Zionism, Israel First right stokes Islamophobia How Yalla! Let's Talk became the Arab diaspora's leading podcast Inside Amir: A quiet portrait of leaving Iran Lebanese are preparing to welcome Pope Leo XIV on Sunday for what many are calling a historic moment for the country. After years of overlapping crises, many hope the visit will offer a measure of comfort to a nation still recovering from the 2020 Beirut blast and living under the threat'of renewed war as Israeli attacks continue along the border. The three-day trip is expected to be one of the most significant papal visits to Lebanon in decades, with stops at some of the country's most…...

2+ hour, 4+ min ago (754+ words) The black-clad priest yanked on the white rope. At once the bells began to clang. The evening mass was beginning at the Monastery of Mar Maroun, or Saint Maroun, in the town of Annaya, high in the Lebanese mountains. This monastery overlooking the Mediterranean will be one of the stops on Pope Leo XIV's three-day visit to Lebanon, beginning Sunday. The congregation on this cool late November evening was modest in number but their voices rang out as they sang hymns " including one in Syriac, a dialect of Aramaic, the language Jesus is believed to have spoken. Christianity in Lebanon is almost as old as Christianity itself. Yet the community, with roots so deep in this land, increasingly feels its grip slipping. In recent decades many Christians have left, for the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, Australia and elsewhere....

3+ hour, 16+ min ago (179+ words) Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation. Pope To Wrap Up Turkey Trip Before Heading To Lebanon Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message of peace for the crisis-mired nation. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com. Pope To Wrap Up Turkey Trip Before Heading To Lebanon Pope Leo XIV wraps up a four-day trip to Turkey Sunday after a warm welcome by its tiny Christian community, before heading to Lebanon with a message…...