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Pope Leo XIV Calls for Unity in Beirut Remembrance

12/3/2025

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Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, visited Beirut on December 2, 2025, to commemorate the 218 victims of the 2020 port explosion.
The pope prayed at the blast site as families held photos.
He urged leaders to pursue truth and reconciliation.
He addressed southern Lebanon and, in his farewell, called for unity and justice.

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Pope Leo XIV, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, visited Beirut on December 2, 2025, to commemorate the 218 victims of the 2020 port explosion.
The pope prayed at the blast site as families held photos.
He urged leaders to pursue truth and reconciliation.
He addressed southern Lebanon and, in his farewell, called for unity and justice.