Pope wraps up Turkey visit and heads to Beirut to try to give Lebanese hope after years of crises
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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, right, shakes hands with Pope Leo XIV as they meet at Beirut's Presidential palace, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)Two Lebanese air force fighters escort Pope Leo XIV's plane as it flies over Beirut, Lebanon, on it's way to the international airport, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)In this photo released by the Lebanese Presidency press office, Lebanese dancers, wearing folk costume, perform the traditional Lebanese "dabkeh" dance, as they welcome Pope Leo XIV in his pope mobile upon his arrival at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Lebanese Presidency press office via AP)Pope Leo XIV is greeted by Lebanese President Joseph Aoun upon his arrival at the Presidential Palace in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (Alessandro Di Meo/Pool Via AP)
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Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for a welcoming ceremony at the presidential palace in Baabda, east of Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.(AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)