Lebanon
Pope Leo XIV, leaving Beirut for Rome after a three-day visit, urged an immediate end to attacks and hostilities and called for negotiation and dialogue to secure peace.
Pope Léon XIV urged a halt to attacks in Lebanon and called on Hezbollah to end armed struggle after praying at the Beirut port explosion site during his visit.
Pope Leo XIV, leaving Lebanon, said the Holy See was working behind the scenes for peace and that Italy could play an important role mediating on Ukraine.