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Pilgrims pray in front of a portrait of Saint Charbel during a visit to the Maronite monastery of Saint Maron, which houses the shrine of Saint Charbel, in the mountain village of Annaya on November 12, 2025. (Photo by Joseph EID/AFP via Getty Images

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Inside Pope Leo's tour of Lebanon's important Christian sites

Pope Leo XIV will visit St Charbel’s shrine in Annaya, Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa and Bkerke in a landmark tour of Lebanon’s major Christian sites.

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30 November, 2025

Pope Leo XIV waves to the crowd during the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican, on May 11, 2025 (Photo by Massimo Valicchia/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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Pope Leo XIV calls for Gaza ceasefire in first Sunday address

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11 May, 2025

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Robert Prevost named as first US pope in Catholic Church history

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08 May, 2025

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White smoke billows from Sistine Chapel, new pope elected

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08 May, 2025

Cardinals attend a final Mass at St. Peter's Basilica before the conclave to elect a new pope at the Vatican

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Vatican conclave to pick new pope, world awaits white smoke

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07 May, 2025

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Iraqi PM al‑Sudani backs Cardinal Louis Sako's bid as next pope

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23 April, 2025

Filipinos place candles in front of an image of Pope Francis inside Christ the King Chapel at the Manila Cathedral

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Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected

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22 April, 2025

Pope Francis speaks about the situation in Lebanon as a Lebanese priest (R) holds Lebanon's flag during the Pope's limited public audience at the San Damaso courtyard in The Vatican on September 2, 2020 during Covid-19. (VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Lebanon declares three days mourning for 'beloved Pope Francis'

The New Arab Staff

21 April, 2025

Pope Francis praying at the Israeli separation barrier in Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank

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Pope Francis's legacy of peace and dialogue in the Middle East

The New Arab Staff

21 April, 2025

Tayeb is known for having publiclly criticising the Arab leaders' inaction towards the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza. [Getty]

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Pope Francis: A 'voice for peace' mourned across the Middle East

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21 April, 2025

Lebanon's Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rai, the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, was appointed cardinal in 2012 and is a prominent figure in global Catholicism.

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After Francis, could the next Pope be Lebanese?

The New Arab Staff

21 April, 2025

Pope Francis stands on the main balcony of St. Peter's basilica as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter's square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pope wishes 'Happy Easter' in appearance at St Peter's Square

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20 April, 2025

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Pope to return to Vatican after five-week hospitalisation

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23 March, 2025

Children holding white and yellow balloons gather by the statue of John Paul II outside the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalised, in Rome on March 16, 2025. (Photo by ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images)

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Hospitalised Pope Francis addresses frailty, calls body 'weak'

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16 March, 2025

People pray at the statue of John Paul II at the Gemelli University Hospital where Pope Francis is hospitalized with pneumonia, in Rome on March 01, 2025. (Photo by DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pope Francis spends 'peaceful night' after breathing crisis

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01 March, 2025

Pope Francia on Gaza [Getty]

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'No deportations': Top Vatican diplomat rejects Trump Gaza plan

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15 February, 2025

Palestinian keffiyeh removed from Vatican nativity scene after criticism [Getty]

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Vatican removes nativity scene showing baby Jesus with keffiyeh

The New Arab Staff

13 December, 2024