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Pope’s first World Peace Day message draws from his first public greeting
Pope Leo XIV’s first World Peace Day message will expand on the prayer he expressed the night of his election when addressing the crowds gathered in St Peter’s Square. Source: OSV News.
Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem thanks Pope Leo for his ‘constant attention’
Ahead of today’s Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa has expressed gratitude for Pope Leo XIV’s constant attention and hope that people’s hearts may change. Source: Vatican News.
Exhibition a reminder of impact of WWII atomic bombs
Amid tensions of global nuclear warfare and 80 years since the atomic attacks at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a new exhibition is highlighting the long-lasting impacts of the bombings. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Pope makes new appeal for peace in Ukraine and Gaza
Pope Leo XIV has again appealed for an end to hostilities in both Ukraine and Gaza, asking for dialogue, the cessation of violence, the freedom of Israeli hostages and for humanitarian law to be respected. Source: Crux.
Cardinal Parolin honoured for ‘sacred mission’ to forge peace through diplomacy
The Vatican Secretary of State has been honoured for his efforts to forge peace through diplomacy, amid what he called a shared “sacred mission in a world crying out for healing and reconciliation”. Source: OSV News.
Pope says illness has given him deepened perspective on ‘absurdity’ of war
Offering further confirmation of his ongoing recovery, Pope Francis has written to Italy’s leading newspaper from his hospital room to call for “disarming the earth” in the context of various wars, including Ukraine and Gaza. Source: Crux.
Pray and do penance for peace: Pope
Pope Francis yesterday called on Catholics to pray and do penance for the peaceful resolution of global conflicts, saying people are born into the world to help communities thrive, not to kill. Source: CNS.
Pope calls for end to death penalty and foreign debt
Pope Francis has called on all nations to end the death penalty, divert arms spending to a global fund to fight hunger, and cancel the debt of developing nations in order to usher in a new era of hope. Source: OSV News.
Pursuit of peace not the responsibility of a few but of all: Pope
Reflecting on the upcoming Christmas season, Pope Francis yesterday warned that if “desensitisation and indifference to the horrors of war prevail, all of humanity is defeated”. Source: Vatican News.