Five years after Beirut port tragedy, families look to Pope Leo to keep justice alive as the pontiff prepares to pray at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, blast that killed 200 people.

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.” ...

Pope Leo XIV paused on the final morning of his trip to Lebanon before the ruins of the Beirut port explosion, praying in silence and placing a wreath in memory of victims.

During a visit to Lebanon Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV held mass at Beirut's waterfront, where he prayed for the families of those killed in an explosion there back in 2020. The trip marks Leo's first ...

The supervising prosecutor, Angel Kanev, said that the key issue is whether sufficient guarantees have been provided that a ...

The Pope’s visit, his words, everything he has done here, will move things forward toward eventual justice. How, exactly, is ...

Pope Leo XIV offered a silent prayer at the site of the 2020 Beirut port explosion as he wraps up his first foreign trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Tuesday. He also met with relatives of some of the ...

(Beirut) – Lebanese authorities have yet to deliver truth and justice for the victims and their families five years after the devastating Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020, Amnesty International ...

Pope Leo concluded his visit to Lebanon with a heartfelt appeal at the airport before departing for Rome on Dec. 2: “May the attacks and hostilities cease. We must recognize that armed struggle brings ...

A Bulgarian court has denied Lebanon's extradition request for Russian shipowner Igor Grechushkin, linked to the 2020 Beirut ...