Pope’s first trip to focus on religious harmony, peacemaking
byBy Cindy Wooden , Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — By choosing to make his first trip as pope to Turkey and Lebanon,…
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Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo’s visit as ‘pilgrim of peace,’ Catholic clergy say
byAMMAN, Jordan (OSV News) — Lebanon eagerly awaits Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit, marking his first apostolic trip abroad, Catholic clergy organizers say. “All the Lebanese…
Pope Benedict’s 2008 U.S. visit a whirlwind with timely, pointed messages
byBy Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — When Pope Benedict came to the United States for a visit to Washington and New York…