Reports covered the delivery of a private message from the Pope to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun during a meeting at Baabda Palace, without announcing details about its content or the talks. Later reports said the message included a blessing for the Lebanese people, then identified it as a thank-you message from Pope Leo XIV delivered by Apostolic Delegate Bishop Paolo Borgia, in appreciation of Aoun's wishes for the Pope's recovery after surgery.
The coverage differed in emphasis: one report focused on how the message was delivered and the absence of details, another on the blessing's content, and a third on the Pope's identity, the reason for the message and its text.