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Pope Leo XIV video-calls priests; Israeli troops raze convent.

5/7/2026

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Pope Leo XIV joined a live video call from Rome with 13 priests in southern Lebanon’s border villages.
Vatican ambassador Archbishop Paolo Borgia arranged the video call.
Despite the April 17 cease-fire, Israeli forces struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeting a Hezbollah Radwan Force commander.
Israeli troops demolished a Catholic convent in Yaroun, claiming Hezbollah use, while officials said it was a convent, not a military target.

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Pope Leo XIV joined a live video call from Rome with 13 priests in southern Lebanon’s border villages.
Vatican ambassador Archbishop Paolo Borgia arranged the video call.
Despite the April 17 cease-fire, Israeli forces struck Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeting a Hezbollah Radwan Force commander.
Israeli troops demolished a Catholic convent in Yaroun, claiming Hezbollah use, while officials said it was a convent, not a military target.