Pope Leo XIV Sends Message of Support to Southern Lebanon
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Leo XIV, wrapping up his first trip abroad as pope, celebrated Mass in Beirut and called on people in the Mideast to set aside old rifts and strive for peace.
Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned to God with a simple message: "You're in charge and you lead the way".
From trauma victims to migrant domestic workers, the pope inspired some of Lebanon’s most vulnerable as he presided over a waterfront Mass in Beirut.
During his first apostolic journey, Pope Leo was the first pontiff to pray in the Monastery of St. Maron, the final resting place of St. Charbel Makhlouf.
The pope urged Lebanon's leaders to take "serious actions" to address the internal causes of the country's crises, including the port explosion.
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