Pope Leo XIV jokes with journalists on flight from Beirut to Rome

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(3 Dec 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS In air en route to Rome from Beirut – 2 December 2025 1. Pope Leo XIV arriving in the back of plane to speak to journalists 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Pope Leo XIV: “Well, my first comment would be that just a year or two ago I too thought about retiring someday. You have received that gift apparently. Some of us will continue to work.” ++WHITE FLASH++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Pope Leo XIV: "So, what was it like? I resigned myself to the fact – when