US EditionPope Leo Urges International Diplomacy to Prevent ’Irreparable Abyss’
- Pope Leo XIV urged the international community to stop the tragedy of war in his June 22 Sunday Angelus address, saying there are no 'distant' conflicts when human dignity is at stake.
- Pope Leo stated, 'War does not solve problems; on the contrary, it amplifies them and inflicts deep wounds on the history of peoples.'
- He called for diplomacy to replace conflict, appealing, 'May diplomacy silence the weapons! May nations chart their futures with works of peace.'
- Pope Leo emphasized the moral responsibility of the international community to prevent an 'irreparable abyss' caused by war.
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Pope Leo urges end to war before it becomes ‘irreparable abyss’
ISTANBUL – Pope Leo XIV on Sunday made an urgent appeal for peace in the Middle East, warning of the risk of uncontrollable escalation following recent US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran’s retaliatory missile attacks on Israeli cities. Speaking from the window of the Apostolic Palace after the Angelus prayer, the pontiff said: “We must stop the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable abyss,” according to a Vatican statement. …
Pope Leo leads Corpus Christi procession, calls for peace
Thousands of faithful lined the streets of Rome Sunday, June 22, for the feast of Corpus Christi. Pope Leo carried the monstrance in procession from the Sagrato of the Basilica of St. John Lateran to St Mary Major. Prior to the procession, mass was held on the steps of St. John Lateran. Popes have made the procession in many different ways. In 2004, John Paul II, suffering from serious health problems, traveled this route seated in the popemobil…
Pope Leo Urges International Diplomacy to Prevent ‘Irreparable Abyss’
Pope Leo on Sunday said the international community must strive to avoid war that risks opening an "irreparable abyss," and that diplomacy should take the place of conflict. US forces struck Iran's three main nuclear sites overnight, joining an Israeli assault in a major new escalation of conflict in the Middle East as Tehran vowed
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