Pope Leo Ends First Foreign Trip with Silent Prayer at Beirut Blast Site, Mass at Port

‘Lebanon, stand up!’: Pope Leo revives calls for truth, justice after Beirut port blast

BEIRUT (RNS) — Survivors of the 2020 Beirut port explosion say they are still waiting for the truth as Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon to become ‘a home of justice and fraternity.’

Pope's prayers renew hopes for justice for Beirut port blast victims

Marking the last day of his first overseas trip as pontiff, Pope Leo says he carries the "thirst for truth" for the Beirut explosion in 2020.

Reporter’s Notebook: On the papal plane and beyond — covering Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip

Pope Leo concludes his six-day Middle East pilgrimage in Lebanon, paying homage at Beirut's port where a 2020 blast killed over 200 people.

Pope prays at site of Beirut port blast at end of Lebanon visit

Pope Leo XIV demanded justice for the more than 200 victims of the disaster, at the end of his three-day visit to Lebanon.

Pope Leo wraps up debut visit abroad, calls for end to violence, 'new approaches' to peace in Lebanon

The Catholic leader’s inaugural foreign journey culminated in an open-air mass on Beirut's waterfront, which drew an estimated 150,000 people, including senior officials like President Joseph Aoun

Pope Leo concludes Lebanon visit with peace appeal after 150,000 attend Beirut Mass

Pope Leo concludes first foreign trip with peace appeal after 150,000 attend Beirut Mass, visiting 2020 port blast site and calling on Middle East leaders to reject “mindset of revenge and violence."