Pope Leo XIV renews his call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Pope Leo XIV renewed his telephone connected Sunday for an contiguous ceasefire successful Gaza, asking the planetary assemblage to respect planetary laws and the work to support civilians.

“I erstwhile again telephone for an contiguous extremity to the barbarity of this warfare and for a peaceful solution to the conflict,” the pontiff said astatine the extremity of his Sunday Angelus supplication from his summertime retreat successful Castel Gandolfo.

Pope Leo besides expressed his “deep sorrow” for the Israeli onslaught connected the lone Catholic religion successful the Gaza Strip connected Thursday, which killed 3 radical and wounded 10 others, including the parish priest.

“I entreaty to the planetary assemblage to observe humanitarian instrumentality and respect the work to support civilians arsenic good arsenic the prohibition of corporate punishment, the indiscriminate usage of force, and the forced displacement of populations,” the pope added.

The shelling of the Holy Family Catholic Church successful Gaza besides damaged the religion compound, wherever hundreds of Palestinians person been sheltering from the Israel-Hamas war, present successful its 21st month. Israel expressed regret implicit what it described arsenic an mishap and said it was investigating.

“We request to dialog and wantonness weapons,” the pope said earlier Sunday, aft presiding implicit Mass astatine the adjacent Cathedral of Albano.

“The satellite nary longer tolerates war,” Leo told reporters waiting for him extracurricular the cathedral.