Pope Leo Striking Out in Lebanon
Posted By: Mercedes44, 12/4/2025 2:52:02 PM
Growing up in Chicago as a White Sox fan, it’s safe to assume that Robert Francis Prevost was very much part of the baseball culture. It’s also safe to assume that he knows the term “swing and miss.” As Pope Leo, it’s astounding to see him swing and miss, not once but three times, in the context of his brief visit to Lebanon. Arriving in the war-torn and Hezbollah-dominated country, Pope Leo delivered public remarks ranging on a variety of topics - peace, religious coexistence, the country’s economic crisis, political divisions, and lingering effects of the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Pope Leo Striking Out in Lebanon
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Growing up in Chicago as a White Sox fan, it’s safe to assume that Robert Francis Prevost was very much part of the baseball culture. It’s also safe to assume that he knows the term “swing and miss.” As Pope Leo, it’s astounding to see him swing and miss, not once but three times, in the context of his brief visit to Lebanon. Arriving in the war-torn and Hezbollah-dominated country, Pope Leo delivered public remarks ranging on a variety of topics - peace, religious coexistence, the country’s economic crisis, political divisions, and lingering effects of the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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Pope Leo Striking Out in Lebanon
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Growing up in Chicago as a White Sox fan, it’s safe to assume that Robert Francis Prevost was very much part of the baseball culture. It’s also safe to assume that he knows the term “swing and miss.” As Pope Leo, it’s astounding to see him swing and miss, not once but three times, in the context of his brief visit to Lebanon. Arriving in the war-torn and Hezbollah-dominated country, Pope Leo delivered public remarks ranging on a variety of topics - peace, religious coexistence, the country’s economic crisis, political divisions, and lingering effects of the Israel-Hezbollah war.
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“The federal Marketplace approved coverage for nearly all of GAO’s fictitious applicants in plan years 2024 and 2025,
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