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Freshly paved and marked roads along the papal route were completed in under 20 days after decades of neglect in Lebanon, 25 November 2025. [Suzanne Abou Said/TNA]
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Pope Leo's Lebanon visit sparks quick 'electoral asphalt' fixes

"This is the first time the road has been repaved in more than 50 years," said Abboud, who owns shops along the route.

Suzanne Abou Said
27 November, 2025
Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius (C), the Bishop of Stockholm, speaks to the press as he sits in front of the "Vehicle of Hope", the popemobile used by pope Francis during his 2014 visit to Bethlehem, which has been repurposed by the Catholic humanitarian organisation Caritas into a mobile children's clinic to be deployed in the Gaza Strip, in Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on November 25, 2025.
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Popemobile transformed into Gaza mobile children's clinic

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 November, 2025
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White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel, new pope elected

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
08 May, 2025
Pope Francis was known for his advocacy for peace in Gaza and across the Palestinian territories
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Late Pope requested popemobile to serve as Gaza health clinic

The New Arab Staff
05 May, 2025
A general view during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican
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Conclave starts 7 May, cardinals say new pope must tackle abuse

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2025
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Pope begs Putin to end 'spiral of violence and death', cites nuclear threat

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 October, 2022
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Pope urges Italians to welcome migrants on day country votes

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 September, 2022
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Pope appeals to the young to save the planet, find peace

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 September, 2022
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Pope pledges 'zero tolerance' for sexual assault

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 September, 2022
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Pope creates new cardinals who may choose successor

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 August, 2022
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Pope appeals for peace on Ukraine Independence Day

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 August, 2022
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Pope hails departure of Ukrainian grain ships as 'sign of hope'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 August, 2022
Bechara Boutros Al-Rai (left), leader of the Maronite Church, with Pope Francis (right).
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Lebanon Christian patriarch slams gov over Beirut port blast

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 August, 2022
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Pope Francis, apologising means returning Indigenous land

Dalya Al Masri

Dalya Al Masri

04 August, 2022
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Pope on Lebanon blast anniversary: Truth can never be hidden

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 August, 2022
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Canada
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Pope says abuse of Canada Indigenous children 'genocide'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
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Pope in Canada to make amends to Indigenous abuse survivors

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 July, 2022
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Pope Francis denies he is planning to resign soon

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 July, 2022
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Pope urges Congo, South Sudan to work for peace, prosperity

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
02 July, 2022
Pope Francis on Jerusalem [Getty]
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Pope wants to meet Putin, compares Ukraine war to Rwanda

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 May, 2022
Pope Francis Christmas message
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Pope Francis to visit crisis-hit Lebanon in June: presidency

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 April, 2022