What a shot in the arm, to put it mildly, the just-concluded papal trip to Lebanon has been.
You’d have thought the pontiff was a rock star.
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Pope Leo XIV walks to preside over the Holy Mass at the Waterfront, during his first apostolic journey, in Beirut, Lebanon, December 2, 2025.
Yara Nardi/Reuters
What a shot in the arm, to put it mildly, the just-concluded papal trip to Lebanon has been.
You’d have thought the pontiff was a rock star.
About the Author
Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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What a shot in the arm, to put it mildly, the just-concluded papal trip to Lebanon has been.
You’d have thought the pontiff was a rock star.
About the Author
Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.
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