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Pope Leo XIV greets a young child at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, blast at the Port of Beirut on Dec. 2, 2025.

Pope Leo’s Embrace of Beirut Blast Victims Brings Comfort, but Deep Wounds Remain

‘The Pope’s visit, his words, everything he has done here, will move things forward toward eventual justice. How, exactly, is in God’s hands, but this was a very important visit.’

Jonah McKeown World December 4, 2025

Damage after the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut explosion.

Pope Leo XIV: ‘Christ’s Tears Are Joined With Ours’ On Anniversary of Beirut Explosion

The Pope thus wished to express 'his compassion for all those whose hearts are wounded or who have lost everything due to this catastrophe.'

Victoria Cardiel/CNA Vatican August 4, 2025

Above, Bishop Gregory John Mansour of the U.S. Maronite Catholic Church celebrates Mass in Rome, May 17, 2012. He and his fellow bishops are calling for aid to Lebanon and support of religious freedom there.

Maronite Bishops Explain Lebanon’s ‘Message’ of Religious Freedom and the Struggles of Lebanese Christians

Bishop Gregory John Mansour and Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan spoke with the Register at the 2021 International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington this week.

Lauretta Brown World July 17, 2021

Maronite Archbishop of Beirut Paul Abdel Sater investigates damage at St. Michael Maronite Church in the Beirut neighborhood also named for the saint.

Maronite Archbishop Appeals for International Aid for Lebanon

Archbishop Paul Abdel Sater said the recovery from the Aug. 4 explosion that decimated the already economically struggling country has been slow.

Doreen Abi Raad World October 30, 2020

Damage was extensive to the Immaculate Conception School in Beirut, run by the Daughters of Charity, in the aftermath of the Aug. 4 double blast at the Beirut port.

Beirut’s Catholic Schools: ‘The Blast Struck Our History’

Damage to Immaculate Conception School — which this year marked its 125th anniversary — is estimated at $1.4 million.

Doreen Abi Raad World October 9, 2020

Cardinal Parolin in Lebanon: The Church, Pope Francis Are With You After Beirut Blast

Cardinal Parolin visited Beirut Sept. 3-4 as the representative of Pope Francis, a month after the city experienced a devastating blast which killed nearly 200 people, injured thousands, and left thousands without a home.

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA World September 4, 2020

Maronite Catholic youth were among the teams of Lebanese youth who took the initiative to to clear the wreckage, clean up homes and serve suffering people in affected neighborhoods in the aftermath of the massive blast in Beirut Aug. 4. Father Toufic Bou-Hadir, director of the Maronite Patriarchal Commission for Youth, is the priest pictured with the youth.

Lebanese Youth a Light of Hope in Beirut Blast Aftermath

‘They are the sign of hope for us in this catastrophe,’ said Father Toufic Bou-Hadir, director of the Maronite Patriarchal Commission for Youth.

Doreen Abi Raad World August 25, 2020

After Beirut Blast, Bishops Say Lebanon Needs US Catholic Help Now

Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rai, the patriarch of the Maronite church, said on Wednesday that Saturday, August 8, was to be a day of fasting, prayer, and repentance in the aftermath of the explosion in Beirut.

Catholic News Agency World August 5, 2020

A picture shows destruction inside St. George Maronite Church amid recovery efforts on Aug. 5, in the aftermath of a Aug. 4 massive explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

‘No One Has Experienced This’ in Lebanon: Beirut Blast Unleashes National Catastrophe

The only Middle East country with a Christian head of state is now in an unprecedented state due to a harbor explosion of chemicals more destructive than wartime devastation.

Peter Jesserer Smith World August 5, 2020

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