“The Middle East needs new approaches … I ask the international community once again to spare no effort in promoting processes of dialogue and reconciliation.” This was Pope Leo XIV’s call to action during his homily at Mass in Beirut near the site of the Beirut port explosion. Lebanon welcomed Pope Leo on his first apostolic journey—a feat that some doubted would materialize amid Israel’s renewed military campaign in Lebanon and widespread skepticism about Lebanon’s ability to disarm Hezbollah.
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