Pope Leo holds mass for 150,000 worshippers at Beirut port blast site
• Dec 2, 2025, 7:45 AM
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Pope Leo, on his first visit abroad since becoming a pope in May, prayed Tuesday at the site of Beirut's 2020 devastating port explosion and held a Mass by the waterfront attended by an estimated 150,000 worshippers. More than 220 people were killed in the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
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