Lebanese President Michel Aoun is scheduled to visit the Vatican next week and meet with Pope Francis. Aoun’s visit, scheduled for March 21, follows a visit to Lebanon by a papal delegation
MorePope Francis has urged “All Lebanese to work together to rescue their nation in order to reclaim its position as an example for East-West dialogue and convergence,” Pope Francis said during a
MorePope Francis resumed his work early on Wednesday following a colon operation, urging the international community to help a crisis-hit Lebanon. The 84-year-old took time to bless children and pose for selfies
MorePope Francis urges Lebanese leaders to rest prejudiced interests in solving national crisis

Pope Francis has called on Lebanon’s leaders to put away prejudiced interests and work to reinstate peace and stability in the crisis-hit country. The Pope made the statement at the end of
MoreIn a statement released by the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) was criticized over plans to release a commemorative stamp, in honor of Pope Francis’
MoreIn an attempt to fulfill peace in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East, the 84-year-old leader of the Catholic Church Pope Francis made a rare visit to the war-torn country, aiming
MoreAfter his visit to Najaf, Pope Francis flew to Mosul as a part of his Iraq visit. On Sunday, Francis made his way to Erbil, the capital of the Kurdish Regional Government.
MorePope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, a preeminent Shiite figure, are scheduled to meet on Saturday for 40 minutes, in the cleric’s modest home in Najaf. Al-Sistani has not left his
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