US EditionPope Leo says those who wage war are thieves stealing away our peaceful future
The pope said atomic power must serve life and peace and called war-makers thieves who threaten a peaceful future.
- On Sunday, Pope Leo XIV marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, urging global leaders to ensure atomic energy serves "life and peace" rather than destruction.
- The 1986 explosion at the Soviet-run Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine remains history's worst civilian nuclear disaster, a tragedy the Pope cited as warning about increasingly powerful technologies.
- Pope Leo described those who wage war and plunder earth's resources as "thieves" who rob the world of a peaceful future, linking moral failing to irresponsible nuclear energy use.
- Returning from a 10-day tour across four African nations, the 70-year-old pontiff emphasized that wisdom and responsibility must prevail at all decision-making levels regarding atomic power.
- Amid lingering fears that Russia's four-year-old war in Ukraine could spark a repeat of the tragedy, the Pope's address stresses the critical need for safety and non-proliferation.
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Pope Leo XIV recalled this Sunday the “tragic incident” of Chernobyl, of which forty years are celebrated, and assured that it remains as a “warning” for humanity, while calling for the “responsibility” in the use of atomic energy to prevail.
He emphasized that any use of nuclear energy should be in the service of life and peace.
Pope remembers Chernobyl disaster, calls for responsible use of atomic energy
Pope Leo XIV called for responsible use of atomic energy on Sunday, the 40th anniversary of the Soviet-era disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. More than two dozen people died in the April 1986 incident and its immediate aftermath, while thousands of people have suffered serious health consequences resulting from radiation exposure during the four decades that have since passed. The Chernobyl incident is still widely conside…
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