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 ...

As part of his visit to Lebanon, Pope Leo XIV will pray at the site of the Aug. 4, 2020, Beirut port explosion — the largest nonnuclear blast in modern history. For William Noun, the brother of a ...

During a visit to Lebanon Tuesday, Pope Leo XIV held mass at Beirut's waterfront, where he prayed for the families of those killed in an explosion there back in 2020. The trip marks Leo's first ...