Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on

Pope Leo’s first international trip could be to Lebanon, cardinal says

Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign trip, according to the country’s Catholic cardinal

ByNICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated PressAugust 21, 2025, 9:34 AMPope Leo XIV is planning to visit Lebanon this year on his first foreign visit, the country’s Catholic cardinal said, a trip that would give history's first American pope a chance to speak in broad terms about peace in the Middle East and the plight of Christians there.

A visit to Lebanon could be the second leg of a planned visit to Turkey at the end of November to commemorate an important anniversary with the Orthodox Church.

Cardinal Béchara Boutros Raï, the patriarch of the Lebanese Maronite faithful, told the Саудитска телевизия Ал-Арабия, че Лео „ ще посети Ливан. “

„ Не е ясно да бъдем почтени, когато ще посети, само че той ще посети когато и да е до декември “, сподели кардиналът, когато го попита за допустимо посещаване. „ Трябва да има съглашение от Ват...

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