In a post the same day on his social media website, Truth Social, Trump said, “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will.”
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Pope Leo pays tribute to Pope Francis, urges Catholics to proclaim truth in troubled world
Pope Leo XIV paid tribute to Pope Francis and called on Catholics to follow the late pontiff’s example in proclaiming the truth in a troubled world.
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Pope Leo’s first Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi’ message: ‘Let those who have weapons lay them down’
In his first Easter message to the city of Rome and to the world, “Urbi et Orbi,” Pope Leo invited everyone to join him in “a prayer vigil for peace” in St. Peter’s Basilica, next Saturday, April 11.
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The meditations at Pope Leo’s first Way of the Cross at Rome’s Colosseum: Connecting Christ’s Passion to modern suffering
30,000 pilgrims from all continents were present for this profoundly spiritual event which Pope Paul VI revived in 1965 but which goes back to the early centuries of Christianity when pilgrims went to Jerusalem to retrace the path of Jesus to his crucifixion and burial.
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Pope Leo carries the cross at the Colosseum, leading thousands in Good Friday prayer for suffering world
The 70-year-old pope carried the cross through all 14 stations of the Way of the Cross, holding it directly in front of his face for nearly two hours as he prayed for victims of war, the defense of human dignity, the despairing and the lonely.
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On Good Friday, Pope Leo speaks with presidents of Israel and Ukraine, calling for an end to war
Pope Leo XIV spoke about the need to end the wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine in phone conversations with the presidents of Israel and Ukraine on this Good Friday morning, April 3.
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Pope Leo’s Holy Thursday homily: ‘In this dark hour of history,’ do not shy away from your mission
As Catholics prepare for Easter on Holy Thursday, Pope Leo also called on the faithful in his homily to overcome fear and a sense of powerlessness in responding to the world’s crises.
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Pope Leo to wash the feet of 12 priests on Holy Thursday, highlighting support for clergy
Rome-based Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe cautioned against viewing Pope Leo’s decision as a critique of Pope Francis, who often washed the feet of inmates and the underprivileged on Holy Thursday.
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Pope Leo XIV to carry cross at all 14 stations of Colosseum Way of the Cross
It will be the first time that a pope has carried the cross for every station in the Via Crucis since the tradition was revived at the site more than six decades ago.
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Pope Leo urges an Easter end to the US-Israel war on Iran, calling for dialogue
“I’m told that President Trump has recently stated that he would like to end the war,’’ the U.S.-born pope said. “I hope that he’s looking for an off-ramp.’’