BEIRUT, Lebanon — Tens of thousands of people gathered in the Lebanese capital to witness Pope Leo’s message of unity to a shattered city and a fractured state.

Rose petals are scattered to Pope Leo XIV as he leaves after visiting the Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross in the town of Jal el-Dib, north of Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

American-born Pope Leo's first foreign trip ends in Lebanon with emotional plea for hope as locals ask Vatican not to forget their struggling nation.

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 reiterated the Vatican’s insistence on a two-state resolution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict saying it’s the “only solution” that can guarantee justice for both sides. Leo made the comments as he flew from Turkiye to Lebanon on Sunday for the second and final leg of his maiden voyage as pope.

Pope Leo XIV touched down in Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Sunday with the hope of being a “messenger of peace” as he began a three-day visit to the nation at the heart of a Middle East battered by recent conflicts,

As Pope Leo XIV, the first American leader of the Catholic Church, embarked on his first foreign trip, CBS News' Chris Livesay presented the pontiff with a very American family heirloom.