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Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor's messages. Leo's deliberate manner differed from Francis.
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Diplomats from both countries joined a military-led committee overseeing a year-old truce as fears mounted of a renewed Israeli offensive against Hezbollah.
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After Pope Leo met with Catholic worshippers in Lebanon five years after the Beirut port blast, he urged the U.S. against an incursion into Venezuela, calling for diplomatic or economic alternatives. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports from Beirut on the pontiff's visit and his comments around the United States' involvement in Venezuela.
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From trauma victims to migrant domestic workers, the pope inspired some of Lebanon's most vulnerable as he presided over a waterfront Mass in Beirut.
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The trip comes days before the anniversary of the fall of Bashar al-Assad, and as Lebanon is navigating the cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel.
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The Beirut port explosion and the economic collapse that followed led some Maronite Catholics to leave Lebanon. Pope Leo's Lebanon visit has renewed hope.
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