Apostolic Journey to Lebanon: Syncretism Disguised as Ecumenism
Vatican News reports on the second day of antipope Leo XIV’s visit to Lebanon (1 December 2025), detailing his activities: visiting the tomb of St. Charbel Makhlouf at the Maronite Monastery in Annaya, addressing clergy at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, holding an ecumenical and interreligious meeting in Beirut, and concluding with a youth gathering at the Maronite Patriarchate in Bkerké. The article frames these events as efforts to promote “coexistence,” “dialogue,” and “peace,” conspicuously omitting any reference to the necessity of conversion to the Catholic Faith or the social kingship of Christ.









