The death toll from a powerful explosion in Beirut Tuesday has reached 100 and is still climbing. At least 4,000 others were injured. While no one knows yet exactly how many people died in the blast, ...
On a warm, clear August day in Beirut, Lebanon, five years ago, the lives of countless residents of the Middle Eastern coastal metropolis — including the city’s numerous Christians — changed forever.
Pope Leo XIV holds a moment of prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Credit: Domenico Stinellis/AP.) Listen BEIRUT — Pope Leo XIV prayed ...
Pope Leo XIV prays at the site of the Beirut port blast in August 2020, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 2, 2025. (CNS photo/Yara Nardi, pool via Reuters) Pope Leo concluded his visit to Lebanon with a ...
Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wrapped up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday. He also met with relatives of some of the ...