Pope to wrap up Lebanon visit with silent prayer at site of 2020 port explosion BEIRUT, Lebanon — Pope Leo XIV was set to wrap up his visit to Lebanon on Tuesday with a visit to a hospital and later the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon's dysfunction an»»»

BKERKE, Lebanon, Dec 2, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Pope Leo XIV got a rockstar welcome from thousands of Lebanese youth on Monday, bringing them a message of hope on the second day of his visit to the crisis-hit country. Locals have joyfully welcomed the American pontiff, turning out in their thousands to hi»»»

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