Lebanon pays a price for Israel-Palestine conflict, Pope tells families of blast victims
August 26, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Francis met on August 26 with relatives of the victims of the massive 2020 explosion in port of Beirut, and lamented the new outbreak of violence in Lebanon.
The Pope voiced his sympathy for the victims of the 2020 blast, but also for “the great number of innocent people daily losing their lives because of the war in your region, in Palestine and Israel, for which Lebanon is paying a price.”
“Lebanon is, and must remain, a project for peace,” the Pope insisted.
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