Pope Benedict XVI signs the apostolic exhortation on the church’s concerns in the Middle East during his visit to the Melkite Catholic Basilica of St. Paul in Harissa, Lebanon, Sept. 14. Pictured at far left is Melkite Patriarch Gregoire III Laham. Sanding next to the pope is Archbishop Nikola Eterovic, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) (Sept. 15, 2012) See LEBANON-EXHORTATION (UPDATED) Sept. 15, 2012.