Pope Leo XIV will urge peace and unity on his second day in Lebanon on Monday, offering a message of hope to young people whose faith in their crisis-hit country has dwindled.

After arriving from Turkey on his inaugural visit abroad as pontiff, Leo called on Lebanon's leaders to serve their long-suffering people, who have emigrated in droves from the Mediterranean country.

Thousands of people braved the rain and lined the streets north of Beirut from early morning in the hopes of greeting the pope as his motorcade passes, with some waving Lebanese or Vatican flags.

"Everyone goes to Rome to see the pope, but he has come to us," said housewife Therese Daraouni, 61, among those waiting to see Leo.

"This is the greatest blessing, and the greatest grace and hope for Lebanon. I hope people

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