Pope Leo XIV visits Lebanon for first time

The visit is the second leg of his first foreign journey since being elected.

Published: November 30, 2025 10:02am

The plane carrying Pope Leo XIV landed in Beirut on Sunday, marking the beginning of his three-day visit to Lebanon. 

The trip is the second leg of his first foreign journey since being elected.

According to the official schedule, he will visit the Monastery of Saint Maron in Annaya, pray at the tomb of a major saint, meet Catholic patriarchs, hold an interreligious encounter in Beirut, meet with youth groups, visit a psychiatric hospital, hold an outdoor Mass on the Beirut Waterfront and pray at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion. 


 


 

 


 

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