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Violence Against Eastern Christians Is Growing with ‘Diabolical Intensity,’ Says Pope Leo
- On June 26, Pope Leo XIV addressed participants in the Vatican meeting of ROACO, highlighting growing violence against Eastern Christians and the related humanitarian crises.
- He linked the hardships to a historic context of suffering in the Christian East and noted that international law seems ignored, replaced by coercive power.
- The Pope praised the resilience of Eastern Christians and charitable organizations sowing hope amid wars and hatred covering the region from Gaza to Ukraine.
- Pope Leo expressed deep concern about the widespread acceptance of the idea that power justifies actions and urged people to respond with prayer and open dialogue.
- He urged everyone to reject false narratives fueling conflict, promote cooperation, and better know Eastern Christian traditions within the wider Catholic Church.
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Violence against Eastern Christians is growing with ‘diabolical intensity,’ says Pope Leo
Violence raging for Christians in the East “seems to be raging … with a diabolical intensity previously unknown,” according to Pope Leo XIV. The pontiff said it was “truly distressing” to see the principle of “might makes right” prevailing in so many of today’s situations, “all for the sake of legitimizing the pursuit of self-interest.” He was speaking in the Vatican on Thursday with members of the Aid Agencies for the Oriental Churches (ROACO).…
Receiving in the Vatican the Meeting of the Works for Help to the Eastern Churches the pontiff sent a hard warning to those responsible for the nations in the face of the unsolved wars of the Royal, from Ukraine to the Middle East. Christians from all over the world the invitation to learn from the testimony of those who are seed of forgiveness and salvation even in the midst of bombs. And to realize also in the West that
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VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo said on Thursday (June 26) that conflicts in the Middle East were raging with an unprecedented "diabolical intensity" and appealed for greater respect for international law, in comments to Catholic bishops and aid agencies operating in the region. At a meeting in the Vatican, the pontiff said countries in the region were being "devastated by...
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