RUTH SHERLOCK, BYLINE: In a tented hall in Beirut's Martyrs' Square, with helicopters flying above and Lebanon's iconic Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque visible to one side, leaders from Lebanon's many religions - Christian, Muslim, Druze and others - sit together with Pope Leo and take turns to speak. SHERLOCK: Between speeches, this school choir sang for Pope Leo - children from Lebanon's mostly Shia town of Sur in the south of the country, close to the border with Israel, that has been hard hit by airstrikes. POPE LEO XIV: A land exalted by the prophets of the Old Testament who beheld in its towering cedars emblems of the righteous soul that flourishes beneath heaven's vigilant gaze.
Author: Ruth Sherlock
Published at: 2025-12-01 21:40:09
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