Rome, 20 August (LaPresse) – Pope Leo XIV plans to visit Lebanon. This was announced by Cardinal Bechara Rai, Patriarch of the Maronite Catholic Church, which has 3.5 million followers, on the Al Arabiya television channel. The Pope will travel to Lebanon “by December”, he said, without giving specific dates but adding that “preparations are already underway”. This could be the Pope's first visit outside Italy.