Families still grieve in a Lebanon engulfed in crises—and direct their rage toward the country’s entrenched ruling class.

Pope Leo XIV prayed Tuesday at the site of a deadly 2020 Beirut port explosion that has become a symbol of Lebanon’s dysfunction and official impunity as he offered words of consolation to Lebanon’s ...

The pope’s visit is a sign of hope,” Rev. Miled Abboud told NBC News. “There are a lot of bleak things, of things that make us despair, but we have Christ who gives us strength to carry on.” ...

"I told the Holy Father of this terrible pain, and yet feeling a sense of peace and hope remembering how much God loves me," ...

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 ...

As part of his visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion — the largest nonnuclear blast in modern history. For William Noun, the brother of a ...

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 ...

Tens of thousands of people gathered at Beirut's waterfront as Pope Leo XIV held mass on Tuesday morning, the highlight of the Catholic leader's visit to the capital. - 'Can feel the peace' - Tens of ...

Pope Leo stopped by the site of the powerful chemical explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, that killed 218 people and injured 7,000 in August 2020. He held a moment of silent prayer in front of the memorial ...

In the aftermath of the port explosions, UNESCO launched the LiBeirut initiative to mobilize funds for the city's reconstruction. The organization coordinated the rehabilitation of 280 educational ...