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Dec. 3, 2025 : Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip, stretching from Lebanon to Turkey and lasting six days, has finally come to a conclusion on Tuesday.
On the final morning of his trip to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV paused before the ruins of the Beirut port explosion, praying in silence and placing a wreath in memory of the victims. In one of the most emotional moments of his trip, he also met family members of those killed and survivors still carrying the wounds of the Aug. 4, 2020, blast.
While visiting the De La Croix Hospital in Jal el Dib, north of Beirut, Pope Leo also spent time in the Saint-Dominique wing, where children with severe physical and mental disabilities are cared for, and blessed the children.
Later, an estimated 150,000 gathered for an open-air Mass, where the pope delivered one of his strongest appeals yet: a call for lasting peace.
From there, Pope Leo boarded the papal plane for Rome, telling the Lebanese people: “Leaving this land means carrying you in my heart.”
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