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Pope Leo urged political leaders in Lebanon on Sunday to make peace their highest priority in a forceful appeal in a country that remains a target of Israeli airstrikes on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader. Leo, the first U.S. pope, arrived in Beirut from…

Pope Leo XIV has arrived in Lebanon for a two-day trip where he is expected to bring a message of peace.