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Pope Urges Europe to Draw From Christian Roots to Confront Thirst for Domination Driving Wars - Boston News, Weather, Sports

The pope said international law and multilateralism are the best antidote to war as he ended a four-day visit to France.

  • On Monday, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to draw from its Christian roots to blunt the "desire for domination" driving today's wars, concluding a four-day visit to France by recalling post-World War II integration.
  • In Metz, Leo honored Robert Schuman, whose 1950 Schuman Declaration created the European Coal and Steel Community, designed to make war between France and Germany "materially impossible" following World War II devastation.
  • Huge crowds greeted Leo throughout his trip, with 800,000 attending Mass on Paris' Place de la Concorde, before he visited the Metz cathedral nicknamed the "Lanterne du Bon Dieu," or "The Good Lord's Lantern."
  • During his visit, Leo urged French religious leaders to preach messages of peace and unity across borders, while President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders from Monaco, Andorra, and Luxembourg at an intergovernmental conference.
  • Leo condemned medically assisted dying at Lourdes as "false compassion," emphasizing that religious discourse must "constantly call for the disarmament of hearts and words" to avoid justifying violence.
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During the fourth and final day of his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV delivered a speech in the city of Metz, where he stated that negotiators seeking to end the war in Europe must be willing to sacrifice some positions to achieve peace, as efforts to end Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine continue to fail. The pontiff also criticized the increase in defence spending in the EU, recalled the Christian history of the continent and advocated for un…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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On a trip to France, Pope Leo XIV alerts for 'loss of humanity' for the AI Pope Leo XIV called, on Monday (28), Europe to "sacrifice some positions for the greater good of peace", made an alert against the "illusion of rearmament" and called for dignity in international relations "more and more barbaric". The American Pontiff delivered in Metz, during the last stage of his trip to France, a speech on peace and Europe, in a changing scenario, bet…

·Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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In Metz, for his final day in France, Pope Leo XIV gave a long speech on Europe, in front of Emmanuel Macron. In particular, the sovereign pontiff called for the preservation of himself "against the illusion of rearmament". Re-list his speech in full in the video at the head of this article. - "The war has resurfaced in Europe": re-listen Pope Leo XIV's speech from Metz (Social Subjects).

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Leon XIV defends in Metz international law and the Christian roots of the EU against “the will for domination”, but warns of “the illusion of rearmament”

·Madrid, Spain
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Askanews broke the news on Monday, September 28, 2026.
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