Pope Renews Appeals for Mideast Peace
The pope said intensifying violence has endangered civilians and worsened shortages of drinking water and electricity, while urging negotiations for a just political solution.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV renewed his urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East and Holy Land during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, calling for an immediate return to dialogue amid escalating violence.
- Escalating violence across the West Bank and Gaza has caused deep concern, with the Pope noting that "many civilians have recently fallen victim" to the intensifying conflict and destruction of infrastructure.
- Military operations have worsened shortages of drinking water and electricity, Pope Leo said, urging all parties to "suspend their attacks and urgently reopen avenues of dialogue and diplomacy" without delay.
- Ibrahim Faltas, Head of Schools of the Custody of the Holy Land, warned against unilateral decisions, calling for a "return to negotiations" to achieve a just political solution founded on equal human rights.
- The Vatican maintains that peace requires negotiations guaranteeing equal dignity for all, as the Pope prayed for the Lord to "enlighten the minds of those in positions of responsibility.
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Pope Leo appeals for dialogue, diplomacy, prayers for just peace in Holy Land, Middle East
(Vatican News) — Pope Leo XIV on July 26 renewed his urgent appeals for peace in the Holy Land and across the Middle East during his Angelus address in Castel Gandolfo, expressing deep concern over the escalating violence and calling for an immediate return to dialogue. “I continue to follow with deep concern the ongoing and escalating violence in the Holy Land, where, in recent days, many civilians, both in the West Bank and in Gaza, have once …
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Pope Leo XIV urges halt to Mideast attacks, return to diplomacy
The pontiff also reflected on the kingdom of God as a treasure that enlarges life and unites people of different backgrounds in Christ. [...]
In the Vatican, the Pope appealed to the end of the war and to diplomacy. Leo XIV alerts to the risk of civilian life and to the serious lack of water and electricity in the region.
Suspend attacks and urgently reopen paths of dialogue: Pope Leo XIV on West Asia crisis - The Tribune
In a post on X, the pontiff said the intensification of military operations had "again wreaked violence and destruction, endangering the lives of countless civilians and further aggravating the shortages of drinking water and electricity."
"Suspend attacks and urgently reopen paths of dialogue": Pope Leo XIV on West Asia crisis
In a post on X, the pontiff said the intensification of military operations had "again wreaked violence and destruction, endangering the lives of countless civilians and further aggravating the shortages of drinking water and electricity."
Pope Leon XIV once again urged negotiations to reach peace in the Middle East, Sunday, after Angelus' prayer, reports AFP.
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