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Pope Leo XIV: ‘Humanity Cries Out and Pleads for Peace’
- On Sunday, June 22, 2025, Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, addressing pilgrims in St. Peter's Square during Corpus Christi Sunday.
- He spoke amid escalating Middle East tensions following U.S. strikes on Iran's nuclear sites and subsequent missile attacks on Israel, situating his call in this alarming context.
- Pope Leo urged diplomacy to replace conflict, highlighted war's irreversible harms, and emphasized the urgent need for humanitarian aid, especially in Gaza and surrounding areas.
- He emphasized that all nations share the ethical duty to prevent the devastation of war before it reaches a point of no return, expressing that humanity urgently longs for peace.
- The Pope's message called for lasting peace and renewed global commitment to avoid war, reflecting broader conflicts including Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Palestine while recalling the human toll of World War II.
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Pope Leo: 'Humanity cries out and calls for peace' in the Middle East
In the Angelus address Pope Leo XIV made June 22, on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Corpus Christi, the Pontiff… The post Pope Leo: ‘Humanity cries out and calls for peace’ in the Middle East appeared first on CatholicVote org.
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Pope Leo XIV after U.S. bombings in Iran: ‘Humanity cries out and pleads for peace’
Pope Leo XIV speaks to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square for the Sunday Angelus on June 22, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media Vatican City, Jun 22, 2025 / 08:22 am (CNA). Reacting to what he called the “alarming news” of U.S. airstrikes on nuclear facilities in Iran, Pope Leo XIV on Sunday pleaded with the international community “to stop the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable abyss.” "Today more than ever, humanity cries out and …
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