US EditionPope Leo XIV Emphasizes Unity, Social Justice During Pentecost Celebrations
- On June 8, 2025, Pope Leo XIV led Pentecost celebrations at St. Peter's Square, delivering a homily to an audience of around 50,000 attendees and reaching approximately one billion Catholics worldwide.
- His Pentecost homily followed a prayer vigil on June 7 with 70,000 attendees and reflected his unique Afro-Creole heritage rooted in New Orleans' Seventh Ward.
- During the homily, Pope Leo urged the rejection of divisive political nationalism and promoted unity through love and compassion as central spiritual values.
- He revealed plans for 500 interfaith summits scheduled in 2026, introduced a $50 million peace fund launched in 2024 that equipped thousands of mediators across dozens of nations, and advocated for the implementation of 1,000 peace-focused projects.
- These actions highlight Pope Leo's commitment to faith-linked social justice amid rising global conflicts and displacement, suggesting ongoing efforts to foster global peace and solidarity.
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Why Pope Leo XIV’s Creole heritage matters for racial justice in Los Angeles and beyond – Los Angeles Wave Newspaper Group
There is a wonderful and welcome irony to the fact that the Trump administration is working to sideline or silence the history of racial struggle in the United States while the new American pope is raising the profile of that struggle in a very unexpected way. It’s remarkable enough that Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Robert Francis Prevost, is the first pope from the United States, and the second to spend much of his career in Latin America. B…
Pope Leo XIV emphasizes unity, social justice during Pentecost celebrations
Pope Leo XIV celebrated Pentecost on Sunday, June 8, in St. Peter’s Square, drawing tens of thousands for the final Sunday of Easter celebrations. During his homily, the pope criticized political movements that he said foster division. “Where there is love, there is no room for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating us from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms,” Pope…
On May 8, 2025, Cardinal Robert Prevost became Pope Leo XIV. When one month of election is fulfilled, the new pontiff has made it clear that his style is diametrically opposed in terms of Francis' communication and his two major priorities: the unity of the Catholic Church and the search for peace.Read more]]>
Pope Leo XIV, in his Pentecostal message, called for peace in the world.
The new Pope uses the first Pentecostal Mass of his term of office for an appeal to end the wars worldwide. Previously, he had taken a "bath in the crowd".
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