Pope Leo taking peace message to Lebanon, target of Israeli strikes |
By Joshua McElwee
ISTANBUL, Nov 30 (Reuters) - Pope Leo travels to Lebanon on Sunday, where he is expected to appeal for peace in a country that is a continued target of Israeli air strikes, on the second and final leg of his first overseas trip as leader of the Catholic Church.
The first U.S. pope will arrive from Turkey, where he has been visiting for four days and warned that humanity's future was at risk because of the world's unusual number of bloody conflicts and condemned violence in the name of religion.
Leo is due to land at Beirut's Hariri International Airport at 3:45 p.m. (1345 GMT), ahead of meetings with the president and prime minister and an address to........