FILE PHOTO: Pope Francis meets with Lebanese Prime Minister designate Saad al-Hariri at the Vatican, April 22, 2021. Vatican Media/Handout via REUTERS
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Pope Francis will visit crisis-hit Lebanon but only once its fractious politicians can agree on a new government, Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri said during a visit to the Vatican on Thursday.
"I explained to His Holiness Pope Francis the problems we are suffering from and asked His Holiness to help Lebanon," Hariri told reporters in comments broadcast live on Lebanese television.
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