STORY: Pope Leo visited Beirut’s Martyrs’ Square On Monday (December 1) to attend an ecumenical and interreligious gathering, highlighting dialogue and unity among different faiths.

Leo, the first U.S. pope, visited Lebanon's Catholic community before hosting a dialogue with members of the Sunni Muslim, Shi'ite and Druze communities, as well as migrant workers and other Christians.

The pope, on what he has described as a mission of peace, has urged Lebanon's leaders to persevere with peace efforts in the aftermath of last year's devastating war between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah, and continued Israeli strikes.

Pope Leo, 70, is visiting Lebanon until Tuesday on the second leg of his first overseas trip, which started in Turkey.

Lebanon, which has the largest share of Christians in the Middle East, has been rocked by the spillover of the Gaza conflict, as Israel and the Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group Hezbollah went to war, culminating in a devastating Israeli offensive.

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Pope Leo arrives at Martyrs’ Square in Beirut for interreligious meeting

VIDEO SHOWS: POPE LEO AT BEIRUT’S MARTYRS’ SQUARE FOR INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING

SHOWS: BEIRUT, LEBANON (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (HOST BROADCASTER – Access All)

1. DRONE FOOTAGE OF POPE LEO ARRIVING AT MARTYRS’ SQUARE TO ATTEND AN ECUMENICAL AND INTERRELIGIOUS GATHERING

BEIRUT, LEBANON (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (HOST BROADCASTER – Access All) (OVERLAID WITH MUSIC)

2. CROWDS GATHERING TO GREET THE POPE

3. DRONE FOOTAGE OF POPE LEO ENTERING THE GATHERING

4. RELIGIOUS FIGURES FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS GREETING POPE LEO AS HE ENTERS

5. CROWDS CLAPPING

6. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO WALKING TO THE PODIUM

7. VARIOUS OF POPE LEO GREETING RELIGIOUS FIGURES FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS

BEIRUT, LEBANON (DECEMBER 1, 2025) (HOST BROADCASTER – Access All)

8. POPE LEO PUTTING ON HIS GLASSES WHILE A MAN SHOUTS IN ITALIAN: “Long live the pope"

9. PEOPLE GATHERING

10. VARIOUS OF A PRIEST PRAYING / RELIGIOUS FIGURES FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS STANDING

11. VARIOUS OF AN IMAM RECITING THE QURAN / PEOPLE GATHERING / POPE LEO HOLDING PAPERS

12. RELIGIOUS FIGURES FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS STANDING

12. POPE LEO SEATED, READING WHILE CHOIR AND MUSICIANS PERFORM IN THE BACKGROUND

13. CHOIR AND MUSICIANS PERFORMING

14. POPE LEO SEATED