Posts Tagged: St. Peter’s Square
On Easter, Pope Leo Urges World Leaders to End Wars, Renounce Conquest
Pope Leo urged global leaders in his Easter message on Sunday to end the conflicts raging across the world and abandon any schemes for power, conquest...
Pope Leo Says God Rejects Prayers of Leaders Who Wage Wars
Pope Leo said on Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood," in unusually forceful remarks...
Pope Leo Calls War in Middle East a ‘Scandal’ to Humanity
Pope Leo on Sunday said death and suffering caused by the war in the Middle East are a "scandal to the whole human family," renewing...
Pope Leo Decries ‘Atrocious Violence’ in Iran War, Urges Ceasefire
Pope Leo made an impassioned plea on Sunday for an immediate ceasefire in the expanding Iran war, lamenting "atrocious violence" that he said had killed...
Pope Leo Condemns Antisemitism, Says Church Must Fight Against It ‘On the Basis of the Gospel Itself’
Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday condemned antisemitism and affirmed the Catholic Church's commitment to combating hatred and persecution against the Jewish people, arguing his faith...
Pope Hopes Gaza Plan Achieves ‘Desired Results’ Soon
Pope Leo hopes that a plan to end the war in Gaza would soon reach the "desired results," he said on Sunday after acknowledging the...
Pope Condemns Forced Displacement in Gaza, Calls for End to Violence
i24 News - Pope Leo XIV delivered one of his strongest appeals yet for peace in Gaza on Sunday, denouncing the forced displacement of civilians...
Pope Leo Urges Unity for Divided Church, Vows Not To Be ‘Autocrat’
Pope Leo XIV formally began his reign on Sunday by reaching out to conservatives who felt orphaned under his predecessor, calling for unity, vowing to...
Pope Francis Greets Cheering Easter Crowds from Popemobile as He Recovers from Pneumonia
Pope Francis entered St. Peter's Square on Sunday in an open-air popemobile for the first time since surviving double pneumonia, greeting tens of thousands of...
Pope Calls for Dialogue After ‘Vile’ Jerusalem Attacks
i24 News - Pope Francis on Sunday condemned recent bombing attacks in Jerusalem that took the lives of two people and left another 18 wounded,...
The Pope on Paris Attacks: ‘Using the Name of God to Justify This Path is Blasphemy’
JNS.org - In the aftermath of the Islamist terror attacks that killed at least 129 people in Paris, Pope Francis said on Sunday, “I want to...
