{"id":6001,"date":"2020-08-06T06:08:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2020-08-06T06:08:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T06:08:16","slug":"beirut-explosion-pope-francis-prays-for-lebanon-victims-of-massive-explosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=6001","title":{"rendered":"Beirut Explosion:\u00a0Pope Francis Prays for Lebanon, Victims of Massive Explosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Beirut Explosion:\u00a0Pope Francis Prays for Lebanon, Victims of Massive Explosion<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">By Vatican News<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">At the weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis prayed for Lebanon and victims of Tuesday&#8217;s\u00a0 massive explosion in Beirut which killed dozens and caused serious destruction.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cYesterday in Beirut, near the port, there were massive explosions causing dozens of deaths, wounding thousands and causing serious destruction,\u201d said the Pope.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cLet us pray for the victims, for their families; and let us pray for Lebanon so that, through the dedication of all its social, political and religious elements, it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment and, with the help of the international community, overcome the grave crisis they are experiencing,\u201d the Pope prayed.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Lebanon is in mourning after a massive explosion ripped through its capital Beirut and surrounding areas on Tuesday evening, killing at least 100 people and injuring thousands, with many feared still trapped under rubble.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to local authorities, the 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