Lebanon welcomes Pope Leo XIV in a message of peace and resilience
BEIRUT — The "messenger of peace" has arrived in Lebanon, the "land of peace," Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Sunday evening, welcoming Pope Leo XIV during a ceremony at...
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'For me, Hassan Nasrallah and the pope are the same,' Beirut’s southern suburbs call on Leo XIV as witness
In Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, anticipation buzzed as residents awaited Pope Leo XIV’s convoy, arriving for a 3-day visit in Lebanon, just a week after an Israeli strike killed Haytham...
Renee Robledo-Davis, 30 November 2025
Which roads will be closed Monday, Tuesday Pope Leo's visit to Lebanon?
As Pope Leo continues his historic visit to Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced extensive road closures on Monday, Dec. 1, and Tuesday, Dec. 2, to secure his route. Residents...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Gaza death toll tops 70,000, health ministry says
The number of people confirmed killed in Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip has passed the 70,000 mark, the enclave's health ministry said on Saturday. A total of 301 people have been...
Reuters, 30 November 2025
Israel says killed four coming out of Gaza tunnels
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had killed four Palestinian militants coming out of tunnels in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Dozens of Hamas fighters are holed up in southern Gaza's...
30 November 2025
Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinians for future Gaza police force
Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP. Egyptian Foreign Minister...
30 November 2025
Netanyahu seeks pardon in corruption cases
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on trial facing corruption charges, announced Sunday he had submitted a pardon request, saying the long-running cases were tearing the country apart....
AFP, 30 November 2025
Lebanese Forces slam Hezbollah's letter to the pope
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Forces (LF) party issued a statement Sunday strongly criticizing Hezbollah's letter to Pope Leo XIV ahead of his visit to Lebanon, while also urging the pope to...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Pope reiterates support for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians
Pope Leo XIV said Sunday that a two-state solution was the only one likely to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Flying from Istanbul to Beirut during his first foreign trip...
AFP, 30 November 2025
Israel unifies Lebanese and Syrian fronts and sets the pace
The Israeli military operation in Beit Jinn is likely to further complicate the regional scene, particularly in Syria and Lebanon. A few days ago, Israeli officials claimed that Islamist groups, as...
Mounir RABIH, 30 November 2025
Pope Leo XIV's day 1 in Lebanon: Warm Beirut and Baabda welcome, and praise for Lebanese 'perseverance' | LIVE
20:46 Beirut Time Thank you for following our live coverage of the first day of Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon. We will resume our coverage tomorrow of this historic trip. Good...
Ghadir Hamadi, Malek Jadah, Tasnim Chaaban, Livia Bergmeijer, 30 November 2025
Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon continue despite Pope's visit
BEIRUT — The arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Beirut on Sunday afternoon did little to halt Israeli military attacks on Lebanon’s south. As the pontiff’s plane touched down, drone and artillery strikes...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Audi hopes pope's visit will spark a 'national awakening' in Lebanon
In his Sunday homily at Saint George Cathedral, Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Beirut, Archbishop Elias Audi, called on the Lebanese people for a "national awakening" on the occasion of...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Rifi welcomes the arrival of Leo XIV and calls on him to address the situation of detainees in Lebanese prisons
Sunni MP for Tripoli Ashraf Rifi called Sunday for broad participation in welcoming Pope Leo XIV, who is set to land in Beirut this afternoon for his first papal tour of the Middle East. He also...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Saad Hariri: Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon 'evokes 'Lebanon the Message' as described by late Pope John Paul II.'
BEIRUT — Former Prime Minister and leader of the Future Movement, Saad Hariri, wrote on X on Sunday that Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon "evokes 'Lebanon the Message,' as described by...
30 November 2025
Army says it will fire celebratory artillery rounds in Ouzai-Baabda upon Pope's arrival to Beirut airport
BEIRUT — The Lebanese Army announced that, for the occasion of the visit of Pope Leo XIV to Lebanon, it will fire a number of celebratory artillery rounds in the Ouzai – Baabda area upon the...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
Rai urges Lebanese politicians to 'reconcile' ahead of Leon XIV's visit
Maronite Patriarch Bechara al-Rai called on Lebanese political leaders to "reconcile" just hours before Pope Leo XIV's first tour of the Middle East. "I call on political...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
New wave of Israeli strikes in southern Gaza as death toll surpasses 70,000
Israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes on several areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday morning, on both sides of the "yellow line," as the death toll from the war of annihilation waged...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
An Israeli minister sees Syrian front 'turning into a major theater of war'
The exchange of fire that followed an Israeli incursion Friday into the village of Beit Jinn, at the southernmost edge of the Damascus governorate, was described as a "defining incident...
L'Orient Today staff, 30 November 2025
A journey through Lebanon’s spiritual sites, evoking saints and prophets
A mosaic of beliefs, spirituality in Lebanon has roots that run deep, long before the Christian era. Every community has left its mark, with more than 3,000 religious sites recorded across the...
Yara Sarkis, 30 November 2025
Which roads will be closed on Tuesday for the pope's third and last day in Lebanon?
As Pope Leo XIV concludes his historic visit to Lebanon, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced the closure of numerous roads on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to ensure the security of his itinerary....
L'Orient Today staff, 1 December 2025
Which highways will be closed Sunday afternoon in Lebanon for the arrival of Leo XIV?
Less than 24 hours before the arrival of Pope Leo XIV in Beirut, the Internal Security Forces (ISF) announced a series of measures for the first day of his visit on Sunday, including the closure of...
