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Pope Leo XIV ended his first overseas papal trip with prayers at Beirut's devastated port and a Mass attended by 150,000 worshippers in a country desperate for signs of hope amid fear of renewed war.
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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.
A waterfront Mass in the Lebanese capital capped the pope’s three-day visit to the Middle Eastern nation with the largest proportion of Christians.
Leo XIV, wrapping up his first trip abroad as pope, celebrated Mass in Beirut and called on people in the Mideast to set aside old rifts and strive for peace.
The pope urged Lebanon's leaders to take "serious actions" to address the internal causes of the country's crises, including the port explosion.
Pope Leo revealed on Tuesday that at the moment of his election as leader of the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church, he turned to God with a simple message: "You're in charge and you lead the way".
During his first apostolic journey, Pope Leo was the first pontiff to pray in the Monastery of St. Maron, the final resting place of St. Charbel Makhlouf.
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