After the meeting with the authorities, the first visit Pope Leo XIV made was to the Annaya Monastery.
There lie the remains of one of the most venerated saints in the region: Saint Charbel, the Maronite ascetic and religious who lived during the 19th century.
Pope Leo XIV went to pray at his tomb.
NATS
Then, in French, he spoke these words before all those present.
POPE LEO
Saint Charbel reminds us, as bishops and ordained ministers, of the Gospel demands of our vocation. His radical and humble consistency is a message for all Christians.
Saint Charbel is one of the saints widely considered a great role model for those who live a consecrated life.
JRB
Trans. CRT
