US EditionThe Latest: Pope Leo Ends First Foreign Trip with Silent Prayer at Beirut Blast Site, Mass at Port
Pope Leo XIV urged Lebanon's leaders to pursue peace and unity, praying for blast survivors and drawing an expected 120,000 to his final Mass in Beirut.
- 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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Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut's port blast
Pope Leo XIV ended his first overseas papal trip with prayers at Beirut’s devastated port and a Mass attended by 150,000 worshippers in a country desperate for signs of hope amid fear of renewed war.(Image credit: Adri Salido) Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source The post Pope Leo wraps up his visit to Lebanon with prayers at the site of Beirut’s port blast appeared first on RocketNews.
Pope's prayers renew hopes for justice for Beirut port blast victims
BEIRUT, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Five years after losing her daughter in a devastating chemical explosion at Beirut's port, Nelly El Helou said Pope Leo's silent prayer at the site on Tuesday was enough to renew hopes that those responsible for the blast would be held to account. Read full story
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Before flying to the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church also called for "stopping the attacks" against Lebanon, subjected to regular Israeli strikes and fearing an escalation of violence.
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