Reuters Pope speaks of hope for peace in Middle East during Lebanon visit

Pope Leo gathered leaders of Lebanon’s religious communities next to the old frontline of the country’s sectarian civil war and urged peaceful coexistence in a region beset by bloodshed and tumult.

Leo is near the end of his first overseas trip as pope, a visit to Turkey and Lebanon, ancient biblical lands where he has championed the advancement of Christian and wider religious unity, and the cause of peace.

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