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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV criticized the surge of nationalist governmental movements successful the satellite arsenic helium prayed Sunday for reconciliation and dialog — a connection successful enactment with his pledges to marque the Catholic Church a awesome of peace.
The pope celebrated Sunday Mass successful St. Peter’s Square successful beforehand of tens of thousands faithful, and asked the Holy Spirit to “break down barriers and teardrop down the walls of indifference and hatred.”
“Where determination is love, determination is nary country for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating america from our neighbors, for the exclusionary mindset that, tragically, we present spot emerging besides successful governmental nationalisms,” the archetypal American pontiff said.
He did not sanction immoderate circumstantial state oregon politician.
Leo besides recalled the words of precocious Pope Francis, who — connected the feast of Pentecost successful May 2023 — observed that successful our satellite “we are each connected, yet find ourselves disconnected from 1 another, anaesthetized by indifference and overwhelmed by solitude.”
The pope besides condemned wars, which “are plaguing our world,” and asked the Holy Spirit for “the acquisition of peace.”
“First of all, bid successful our hearts, for lone a peaceful bosom tin dispersed bid successful the family, nine and planetary relations,” Leo said, past prayed for reconciliation and dialog wherever determination is warfare successful the world.
Soon aft becoming pope, Leo pledged to enactment for unity and peace. His archetypal message, “Peace beryllium with you all,” acceptable the value of bid arsenic a pillar of his papacy.
He has besides appealed for a genuine and conscionable bid successful Ukraine and a ceasefire successful Gaza.
