Rev. Najib Amil said Leo's visit to Lebanon, which has the region's highest proportion of Christians, could encourage the Middle East's Catholics to remain in the region. After decades of conflict, ...

As evacuation orders sweep across southern Lebanon, residents are being told to leave their homes; but despite the dangers of ...

"In a matter of moments, they found themselves at the center of a storm they did not choose, armed only with fear and prayer.

Pope Leo XIV’s visits holy sites in Lebanon on Monday that draw Christian and Muslims as he seeks to recognize the importance of the country's religious pluralism and also send a message to Christians ...

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon is a country where crosses rise from mountaintops, rooftops and street corners, and Christian symbols are woven into everyday life. The upcoming visit of Pope Leo XIV highlights ...

Almost 30,000 people have been forced from their homes in Lebanon after a series of overnight missile attacks struck Beirut ...

ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he opened his first full day in Lebanon with a message of peace and religious ...

BEIRUT — The Rev. Issam Ibrahim remembers when citrus orchards surrounded the Mar Youssef Maronite church in the southern suburbs of this city, where generations of Catholic families celebrated ...

After decades of conflict, residents of the Christian town of Rmeich in Lebanon's war-battered south hope Pope Leo's upcoming trip to their country will bring peace - and the strength to stay as the ...