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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BEIRUT (CNS) \u2014 Even in the face of difficulties and the constant threat of war, the young people of Lebanon and the country\u2019s religious leaders have enormous resources that can build a better future for all people, Pope Leo XIV said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe true opposition to evil is not evil, but love, a love capable of healing one\u2019s own wounds<\/a> while also caring for the wounds of others,\u201d he said Dec. 1 as he met thousands of young people outside the headquarters of the Maronite Patriarchate of Antioch in Bkerk\u00e9, overlooking Beirut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo met the 15,000 young people after meeting their elders \u2014 representatives of the country\u2019s Christian, Muslim, Druze and Alawite communities \u2014 in Beirut\u2019s Martyrs\u2019 Square, which honors those who fought for Lebanon\u2019s independence and were executed there in 1916. The martyrs came from every religious community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At their meeting, the young people posed two questions to the pope<\/a>: How to preserve one\u2019s inner peace and hope \u201cin a country deprived of stability, whether in terms of security or economy\u201d; and how can people keep their families, marriages and friendships solid in a world dominated by the digital and ephemeral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo told them to look for good examples around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDraw from the good roots of those dedicated to serving society without using it for their own interests,\u201d he said. \u201cWith a generous commitment to justice<\/a>, plan together for a future of peace and development. Be the source of hope that the country is waiting for!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renewal begins with \u2018small gestures\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For Christians, the pope said, Jesus is the first person to look to for help both with peace and with relationships because both require love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf our ego is at the center of a friendship or loving relationship, it cannot bear fruit,\u201d he said. \u201cSimilarly, it is not true love if we only love temporarily, as long as the feeling lasts: if love has a time limit, it is not truly love.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Love and charity express God\u2019s presence in the world \u201cmore than anything else,\u201d the pope told them. \u201cCharity speaks a universal language, because it speaks to every heart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo encouraged them to look at the example of their peers who have not been discouraged \u201cby injustices and negative examples, even those found within the church. Instead, they have tried to forge new paths in search of the kingdom of God and its justice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDrawing on the strength you receive from Christ, build a better world than the one you inherited,\u201d he told them, and make friends with people<\/a> from different cultures and religions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe true renewal that a young heart desires begins with everyday gestures: welcoming those near and far, offering a hand to friends and refugees and forgiving enemies \u2014 a difficult but necessary task,\u201d Pope Leo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Women crucial to peacemaking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Syriac Catholic Patriarch Ignace Joseph III Younan welcomed the pope to the ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Martyrs\u2019 Square, telling him: \u201cWith the grace of the Almighty, the Heavenly Father, according to us Christians, and of the Almighty Allah Ta\u2019ala, according to our Muslim brothers and sisters, we commit ourselves to walking together<\/a>, always inspired by the hope that never disappoints, to become builders of true peace in Lebanon and in all the countries of the Middle East.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo was also welcomed by leaders of the country\u2019s Sunni and Shiite Muslim communities, the spiritual leader of the Druze, the patriarchs of the Greek Orthodox, Syriac Orthodox and Armenian Orthodox churches and the president of the Evangelical Christian community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of those who spoke were men, but the audience included many women involved in peacemaking and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mireille Hamouche, a Greek Orthodox woman married to a Maronite, is part of the Women\u2019s Peacebuilding Network<\/a> of Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can assure you that behind the curtains and behind the scenes, the real actors and activists of peace are mainly women,\u201d she told Catholic News Service. \u201cThis has been the case throughout history because, obviously, after each war<\/a>, you have more women than men left in a society,\u201d and they are the ones who must \u201cheal a society\u201d when the fighting is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo told leaders to be \u2018builders of peace\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a tent in the shadow of the Mohammad Al Amin Mosque in Beirut, Pope Leo told the leaders that the central role of faith in the life of Lebanon is obvious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDear friends, your presence here today, in this remarkable place where minarets and church bell towers stand side by side, yet both reach skyward, testifies to the enduring faith of this land and the steadfast devotion of its people to the one God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pope prayed that every toll of the bell and every call to prayer would \u201cblend into a single, soaring hymn \u2014 not only to glorify the merciful Creator of heaven and earth, but also to lift a heartfelt prayer for the divine gift of peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too often, he said, when people think of the Middle East, they think of ongoing conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYet,\u201d Pope Leo said, \u201cin the midst of these struggles, a sense of hopefulness and encouragement can be found when we focus on what unites us: our common humanity, and our belief in a God of love and mercy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn an age when coexistence can seem like a distant dream,\u201d he said, \u201cthe people of Lebanon, while embracing different religions, stand as a powerful reminder that fear, distrust and prejudice do not have the final word, and that unity, reconciliation, and peace are possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pope Leo told them that religious leaders must be \u201cbuilders of peace: to confront intolerance, overcome violence, and banish exclusion, illuminating the path toward justice and concord for all, through the witness of your faith.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image: Pope Leo XIV shakes hands with Sheikh Ali Kaddour, head of the Alawi Islamic Council in Lebanon during an ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Martyrs\u2019 Square in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 1, 2025. (CNS\/Lola Gomez)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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