Pope Leo in Lebanon - in pictures
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Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves Beirut International Airport. AFP -
Pope Leo speaks to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a farewell ceremony at the airport. AP -
People wave Lebanese flags at a mass led by Pope Leo at the Beirut waterfront. EPA -
The Pope waves at the end of the mass. AFP -
Pope Leo arrives at Beirut waterfront. AP -
The pontiff holds a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port blast. AFP -
Pope Leo attends an ecumenical and interreligious meeting near the Mohammad Al Amin Mosque, in the Martyrs' Square in Beirut. AP -
People hold aloft a portrait of Pope Leo as an expectant crowd awaits his arrival in Bkerki. AP -
The Pope arrives to meet bishops, priests, consecrated people and pastoral workers at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa. Reuters -
A crowd attends the gathering at the Catholic Basilica of Harissa. AP -
Nuns reach out to Pope Leo as he arrives at the Catholic Basilica of Harissa. AP -
Pope Leo delivers a speech in front of the tomb of St Charbel Makhlouf at the Monastery of St Maroun, in Annaya. EPA -
Pope Leo visits the Monastery of the Carmelite Sisters of the Theotokos in Harissa. EPA / Vatican Media -
Pope Leo blesses a child during a warm welcome as he arrives in the country at Beirut International Airport. EPA -
A child holds a Lebanese flag on the day Pope Leo arrives in Lebanon. Rueters -
Pope Leo arrives for a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut. AP -
Pope Leo meets Lebanese President Joseph Aoun at the Presidential Palace. AFP -
The pontiff, watering a tree next to President Aoun, was making his first foreign trip on a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon. AFP -
He wrote a dedication in the guest book at the end of his courtesy visit. EPA -
Pope Leo, President Aoun and his wife Neamat, the first Lady of Lebanon, review a guard of honour. EPA -
Pope Leo meets President Aoun's family. AFP -
Pope Leo receives a gift at the Presidential Palace. Reuters -
Members of different groups perform during Pope Leo's visit to the Presidential Palace. Getty Images -
Pope Leo meets Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. AFP
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