Pope Leo XIV, via Cardinal Pietro Parolin, sent a message to the inhabitants of the conflict-battered village of Debel in southern Lebanon. The pope expressed his spiritual closeness to those suffering amid war, and he extended his consolation “to all Christians of southern Lebanon.” Archbishop Paolo Borgia, Apostolic Nuncio to the country, transmitted the Pope’s message on Easter Day, conveying the Pope’s “proximity and paternal tenderness” to communities affected by the ongoing violence in the area.
FULL TEXT MESSAGE FROM POPE LEO XIV
SIGNED BY CARDINAL SECRETARY OF STATE, PIETRO PAROLIN,
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF DEBEL (LEBANON)
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To the inhabitants of the Village of Debel
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is pleased to express to you, on this Easter day, and in the dramatic circumstances you are experiencing, his paternal closeness and tenderness. He extends his message of consolation and compassion to all Christians in South Lebanon and to all those suffering the consequences of the war. Today, we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord. May you, amidst feelings of sorrow, anguish, and mourning, experience a deeper joy in your hearts today: Jesus has gloriously triumphed over death. It is a joy that comes from heaven and that nothing can take from you. In your misfortune, in the injustice you suffer, in the feeling of abandonment you experience, you are very close to Jesus. You are close to Him also on this Easter day when He has conquered the forces of evil, and which resonates for you as a promise of the future. Do not lose heart! None of your prayers, none of your acts of solidarity, none of your sighs of weariness that you express is lost: Our Lady of Lebanon keeps everything in her heart and carries it to her Son. Pope Leo XIV gives each of you, and all those you love, the Apostolic Blessing.
Pietro Cardinal Parolin,
Secretary of State
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/fr/messages/pont-messages/2026/documents/20260406-messaggio-parolin-libano.html
SIGNED BY CARDINAL SECRETARY OF STATE, PIETRO PAROLIN,
TO THE INHABITANTS OF THE VILLAGE OF DEBEL (LEBANON)
_______________
To the inhabitants of the Village of Debel
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV is pleased to express to you, on this Easter day, and in the dramatic circumstances you are experiencing, his paternal closeness and tenderness. He extends his message of consolation and compassion to all Christians in South Lebanon and to all those suffering the consequences of the war. Today, we celebrate the resurrection of the Lord. May you, amidst feelings of sorrow, anguish, and mourning, experience a deeper joy in your hearts today: Jesus has gloriously triumphed over death. It is a joy that comes from heaven and that nothing can take from you. In your misfortune, in the injustice you suffer, in the feeling of abandonment you experience, you are very close to Jesus. You are close to Him also on this Easter day when He has conquered the forces of evil, and which resonates for you as a promise of the future. Do not lose heart! None of your prayers, none of your acts of solidarity, none of your sighs of weariness that you express is lost: Our Lady of Lebanon keeps everything in her heart and carries it to her Son. Pope Leo XIV gives each of you, and all those you love, the Apostolic Blessing.
Pietro Cardinal Parolin,
Secretary of State
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/fr/messages/pont-messages/2026/documents/20260406-messaggio-parolin-libano.html
Vatican Media Image of Pope Leo XIV from a 2026 General Audience
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