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We are all invited to overcome the scandal of the divisions that unfortunately still exist and to nurture the desire for unity for which the Lord Jesus prayed and gave his life,” Pope Leo XIV said.

Lebanon needed this embrace.” The words went out over a social media platform, made more poignant for the accompanying image ...

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After a low-profile start to his pontificate, Pope Leo XIV is stepping into the limelight with his first foreign trip after six months in office.

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The first American pope is making his first overseas trip this week to Turkey and Lebanon. He will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea in a town not far from present-day Istanbul.