Pope Francis has asked Catholics and all people of goodwill to observe Sept. 4 as a day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon. As Pope Francis greeted people gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic ...

JACKSON TWP. − Michael Labib El Bardawil's grief is palpable. "Pray for Lebanon," he says simply. The native of Hasbaya, Lebanon, is deeply worried about his birthplace and the loved ones who remain ...

The first American leader of the Catholic church, Pope Leo XIV, spent Turkey Day in Turkey, preaching peace at the start of a five-day trip that will also include Lebanon, where war clouds are ...

While Pope Francis was hospitalized in Rome's Gemelli hospital, one of the cardinals closest to him traveled to Lebanon to demonstrate the pope's ongoing concern for refugees and for peace in the ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV visited the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion and offered a silent prayer on the last day of his trip to Lebanon. Leo was also expected to meet with ...