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At Easter vigil, Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war
- On Saturday, April 4, 2026, Pope Leo XIV presided over his first Easter Vigil at St. Peter's Basilica, baptizing 10 adult converts and delivering a homily urging global harmony amid widespread conflicts.
- The vigil followed a demanding Holy Week where Leo restored traditional rites, washing the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday and carrying the cross through all 14 Stations of the Cross on Good Friday.
- During his homily, Leo called sin "a heavy barrier that closes us off and separates us from God," urging the faithful to work so that "the Easter gifts of harmony and peace may grow and flourish everywhere and always throughout the world."
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended President Donald Trump's administration's use of prayer in wartime Monday, countering the Pope's prior condemnation of leaders with "hands full of blood."
- Sunday morning, Leo will celebrate an open-air Mass in St. Peter's Square before delivering the traditional "Urbi et Orbi" message "to the city and the world," which acts as a summary of the world's woes.
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Pope Leo XIV used his Easter prayers to call on world leaders to choose peace, while warning humanity not to become complacent about loss amidst ongoing conflicts around the world.
Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace in First Easter Mass as Christians Celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran | 🌎 LatestLY
'Let us allow our hearts to be transformed by his immense love for us! Let those who have weapons lay them down! Let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue! Not with the desire to dominate others, but to encounter them!' the Pope Leo XIV implored. 🌎 Pope Leo XIV Urges Peace in First Easter Mass as Christians Celebrate in Jerusalem, Gaza and Tehran.
The pontiff called for a vigil for peace on April 11.
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