Filled with Hope, Christians Know Cries of the Innocent Will Be Heard, Pope Says - The Record Newspaper

Cries of the innocent will be heard, pope says - The Southern Cross

By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — The cry of innocent victims and mothers mourning their children will not go unheard, Pope Leo XIV said. When Christians chant “the Easter Alleluia, ‘Christ is risen! He is truly risen!’ he said, “those words proclaim that the darkness of sin and death have been vanquished by the Lamb that was slain, Jesus Christ our Lord.””This inspires us with great hope, for we know that no cry of the innocent victims of violence,…

Cardinal Tobin among Catholic, Orthodox pilgrims to visit Pope Leo

Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, N.J., and a group of Orthodox and Catholic pilgrims from the United States met

Filled with hope, Christians know cries of the innocent will be heard, pope says - The Record Newspaper

Pope Leo XIV spoke with U.S. visitors at his residence at the papal villa in Castel Gandolfo, Italy, July 17. The group was led by Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin of Newark, New Jersey, and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Elpidophoros of America, who can be seen seated. The ecumenical pilgrimage included Rome, Istanbul — formerly known as Constantinople — and Iznik, Turkey, site of the ancient city of Nicaea. The journey commemorates both the Holy Year dedic…