BEIRUT, Lebanon — Lebanon's health minister says more than 70 people were killed and more than 3,000 were injured in the huge explosion that rocked Beirut. The blast Tuesday flattened much of the city ...

On a warm, clear August day in Beirut, Lebanon, five years ago, the lives of countless residents of the Middle Eastern coastal metropolis — including the city’s numerous Christians — changed forever.

Pope Leo has prayed with survivors of the 2020 Beirut explosion at the end of his trip to Lebanon. On the site of the blast, the Pope blessed emotional survivors of the disaster which killed over 200 ...

Pope Leo XIV visits site of 2020 Beirut port explosion Pope Leo XIV lays wreath, lights candle at 2020 blast memorial at the port of Beirut in Lebanon. (Pool via Reuters.) ...