Aware of the deep concern this new act of violence has caused among Christians in this part of the world, Pope Leo offered these words of assurance: “I say to the Christians of the Middle East: I am close to you! The whole church is close to you!”
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Pope Leo calls for stop to the Israel-Iran war after U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites
“Let diplomacy silence the guns!” Pope Leo XIV told the crowd in St. Peter’s Square a few hours after the United States entered the Iran-Israel war by bombing three of Iran’s nuclear sites.
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Pope says the church ‘needs journalists’ to maintain a culture of prevention in response to the abuse crisis
Pope Leo XIV’s statement was read at the premiere of a play about the Peruvian investigative journalist Paola Ugaz, who was subject to death threats because of her reporting on sexual abuse.
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As war rages between Israel and Iran, Pope Leo renews appeal to seek peace ‘through dialogue and diplomatic means’
Pope Leo XIV renewed his “appeal for peace” in an interview after a surprise visit to the Vatican Radio Center.
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As Trump threatens Iran, Pope Leo issues a strong warning against modern weapons of war
Pope Leo XIV called on world leaders to reject the temptation to use “powerful and sophisticated weapons,” as President Donald J. Trump aired the possibility of using massive bombs to destroy Iran’s Fordo nuclear fuel enrichment plant.
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Read: Pope Leo XIV’s message to U.S. Catholics
In his video message at White Sox stadium, Pope Leo encouraged young people to look inside themselves, recognize God’s presence in their own hearts and “recognize that God is present and that, perhaps in many different ways, God is reaching out to you,
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Pope Leo calls for ‘responsibility and reason’ as Israel–Iran conflict escalates
Pope Leo called for a “commitment to build a world that is safer and free from the nuclear threat.”
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Pope Leo at Pentecost: The Holy Spirit opens borders in hearts, in relationships and between peoples
The Holy Spirit “writes in our hearts before all else the commandment of love that the Lord has made the center and summit of everything,” the pope said.
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Pope Leo on Nicaea, synodality and a common date for Easter
Pope Leo told his ecumenical audience: “By celebrating together this Nicene faith and by proclaiming it together, we will also advance towards the restoration of full communion among us.”
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Pope Leo XIV and Russia’s Vladimir Putin have first phone call
Pope Leo and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke together by phone today, June 4, for the first time, the Kremlin said.