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Pope Leo XIV Suggests Leaders Should Discourage Migration in Lebanon Speech: Building Homeland ‘Very Valuable’, by Frances Martel – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Pope Leo XIV Suggests Leaders Should Discourage Migration in Lebanon Speech: Building Homeland ‘Very Valuable’, by Frances Martel

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By Frances Martel, Breitbart, Dec. 1, 2025

Pope Leo XIV, addressing the leaders of the government of Lebanon on Sunday, urged them to consider “what can be done to ensure that young people in particular do not feel compelled to leave their homeland and emigrate. ” He added rejecting migration is “very valuable” and requires “real courage.”

The head of the Catholic Church is on the second leg of his first international tour in that position, traveling to Lebanon after a first stop in Turkey for events commemorating the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, in which early Christian leaders agreed on the major tenets of the faith. In Istanbul, the pope addressed Turkey’s miniscule Christian population – ravaged by genocides throughout the 20th century – and offered them encouragement, urging them to use the “true strength” in the “logic of littleness” that they possess to thrive. …

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