Pope Urges Europe to Draw From Christian Roots to Confront Thirst for Domination Driving Wars - Boston News, Weather, Sports
The pope said international law and multilateralism are the best antidote to war as he ended a four-day visit to France.
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV urged Europe to draw from its Christian roots to blunt the "desire for domination" driving today's wars, concluding a four-day visit to France by recalling post-World War II integration.
- In Metz, Leo honored Robert Schuman, whose 1950 Schuman Declaration created the European Coal and Steel Community, designed to make war between France and Germany "materially impossible" following World War II devastation.
- Huge crowds greeted Leo throughout his trip, with 800,000 attending Mass on Paris' Place de la Concorde, before he visited the Metz cathedral nicknamed the "Lanterne du Bon Dieu," or "The Good Lord's Lantern."
- During his visit, Leo urged French religious leaders to preach messages of peace and unity across borders, while President Emmanuel Macron hosted leaders from Monaco, Andorra, and Luxembourg at an intergovernmental conference.
- Leo condemned medically assisted dying at Lourdes as "false compassion," emphasizing that religious discourse must "constantly call for the disarmament of hearts and words" to avoid justifying violence.
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Pope urges Europe to draw from Christian roots to confront thirst for domination driving wars - Boston News, Weather, Sports
METZ, France (AP) — Pope Leo XIV urged Europe on Monday to draw from its Christian roots and traditions of dialogue to blunt the “desire...
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