Pope prays at Beirut blast site

Pope Leo xiv will hold a mass at the site of the Beirut blast today, with more than 120,000 people registered to attend. The 2020 explosion that killed more than 160 people involved a large cache of ammonium nitrate owned by Hezbollah and called into question whether the terrorist group should continue to influence Lebanon’s future. Five years on, the Vatican is drawing attention to the tragedy because it has its own plans for the future of the entire Middle East.