Pope Leo Xiv Spoke with Herzog and Zelensky on Good Friday About the Need for Peace

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In St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, the rite of the Passion of the Lord was held before the Stations of the Cross, and both ceremonies were presided over by Pope Leo XIV. This was the first time in more than three decades that the cross was carried by a pope himself, and it was also the first Easter of Leo XIV's pontificate.

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Pope Leo XIV called both Herzog and Zelensky during Easter celebrations. He called for a just and lasting peace in the Middle East and in war-torn Ukraine.

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Today, in a telephone conversation with the President of Israel, the opening of the dialogue for a "just peace" in the Middle East, on the same day that he also spoke to the head of the Ukrainian state. During the conversation with Isaac Herzog, Leão XIV defended "the need to reopen all possible channels of diplomatic dialogue to end the serious conflict in progress, in the search for a just and lasting peace throughout the Middle East," said th…

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Vatican advocates diplomatic dialogue with Israel and reaffirms support for Ukraine in telephone conversations

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Pope Leo XIV met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Ukrainian Presidents Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday 3 April to advocate for peace two days before Easter. The Vatican stressed the importance of protecting civilians and reopening diplomatic channels.