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Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars
Pope Leo XIV emphasized that God rejects violence and war prayers amid ongoing Iran and Ukraine conflicts, calling Jesus the 'King of Peace' who comforts the oppressed.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV rejected claims that God justifies war during a Palm Sunday Mass in Peter's Square, insisting that Jesus is the "King of Peace" who rejects violence.
- Amid the Israeli war on Iran and Russia's campaign in Ukraine, Leo addressed religious justifications for conflict as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Orthodox Church invoked faith to frame military actions.
- Recalling the prophet Isaiah, the Pope noted, "Even though you make many prayers, I will not listen: your hands are full of blood," emphasizing Jesus's steadfast meekness amid violence.
- Leo is restoring the traditional Holy Thursday foot-washing ceremony to the basilica of John Lateran, a practice previously observed by Popes Benedict XVI and John Paul II for decades.
- Current observances recall Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday last year after a final, poignant Holy Week, having famously used his pontificate to reach society's margins.
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