Pope Francis said on Sunday he would hold a meeting on July 1 in Rome to discuss Lebanon's difficult situation with Christian representatives from the country.
"I'll meet at the Vatican with the leaders of the Christian communities in Lebanon to reflect on the worrying situation in the country and pray together for the gift of peace and stability," Pope Francis said after Sunday's Angelus prayer.
Lebanon is in the throes of its worst economic crisis since the end of its 1975-90 civil war.
Its currency has crashed 90% since late 2019, a cataclysmic explosion of fertilizer stored unsafely at Beirut port for years devastated vast swathes of the capital in August 2020 and politicians have been bickering for months over the formation of a new government.
