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BEIRUT — Holy icons no longer witness Mass at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in the Lebanese capital and there are no pews five years after an explosion in the main port sent a devastating shock wave through the city. While new slabs of white ...
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 heartfelt appeal at the airport before departing for Rome on ...
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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 218 victims of the blast on Aug. 4, 2020. The explosion ...