US EditionPope Leo Ends First Foreign Trip with Silent Prayer at Beirut Blast Site, Mass at Port
- Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion, killing over 220 people, as he wraps up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday.
- More than 120,000 people are expected to attend the pope's mass in Beirut, bringing a welcome distraction to a land reeling from last year's war with Israel and fears of renewed hostilities.
- Before the mass, the pontiff visited a psychiatric hospital run by nuns and called on Christian and Muslim leaders to combat intolerance and violence during an interreligious meeting.
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Northwest CatholicAs Pope Leo XIV’s First Papal Trip Concludes, He Sets His Sights on Possible Trip to Africa
Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful before he celebrates Mass in Beirut, Lebanon, on the final day of his first apostolic journey Dec. 2, 2025. (PHOTO: CNS/Lola Gomez) By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM LEBANON (CNS) – At the end of his first foreign trip as pope, a trip focused on dialogue, Pope Leo XIV said the examples of friendship and respect he had seen could be a helpful example for people in North America and Europe, too. For exam…
Pope Leo says farewell to Lebanon after emotional visits to hospital, site of 2020 Beirut port explosion
Pope Leo XIV gave a heartfelt goodbye to the people of Lebanon Dec. 2 after having visited in the morning the staff and patients of a mental disability hospital, met with people who lost loved ones in the 2020 Beirut Port Explosion, and then celebrated Mass at the Beirut Waterfront with thousands of people.
Pope Leo XIV asked on Tuesday before flying for the Vatican "stopping the attacks" against Lebanon, subjected to regular Israeli strikes, and wished during a mass in front of more than 150,000
In front of thousands of young Lebanese, Leo XIV called for peace in a Lebanon anxious for a new war with Israel. ...
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