{"id":41977,"date":"2026-04-05T14:53:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:53:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41977"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:53:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:53:48","slug":"on-easter-pope-leo-urges-world-leaders-to-end-wars-conquest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=41977","title":{"rendered":"On Easter, Pope Leo urges world leaders to end wars, conquest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Pope\u00a0Leo\u00a0urged global\u00a0leaders\u00a0in his\u00a0Easter\u00a0message on Sunday to\u00a0end\u00a0the conflicts raging across the\u00a0world\u00a0and abandon any schemes for power,\u00a0conquest\u00a0or domination.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0pope, who\u00a0has emerged\u00a0as an outspoken critic of\u00a0the Iran war, lamented in a special message to the thousands gathered in St. Peter&#8217;s Square that people &#8220;are growing accustomed to violence, resigning ourselves to it, and becoming indifferent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let those who have weapons lay them down!&#8221; the first U.S.\u00a0pope\u00a0exhorted. &#8220;Let those who have the power to unleash\u00a0wars\u00a0choose peace!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Leo\u00a0did not mention any specific conflicts in the message, known as the <em>Urbi et Orbi<\/em> (to the city and the\u00a0world) blessing. It was unusually brief and direct.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0pope\u00a0said that the story of\u00a0Easter, when the Bible says Jesus rose from the dead three days after not resisting his execution by crucifixion, shows that Christ was &#8220;entirely nonviolent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On this day of celebration, let us abandon every desire for conflict, domination, and power, and implore the Lord to grant his peace to a\u00a0world\u00a0ravaged by\u00a0wars,&#8221;\u00a0Leo\u00a0urged.<\/p>\n<p>Leo, who is known for choosing his words carefully, has been forcefully decrying the\u00a0world&#8217;s violent conflicts in recent weeks and ramping up his criticism of the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>In a sermon for the\u00a0Easter\u00a0vigil on Saturday night, he urged people\u00a0not to feel numbed\u00a0by the scope of the conflicts raging across the\u00a0world\u00a0but to work for peace.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0pope\u00a0made\u00a0a rare direct appeal\u00a0to U.S. President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0\u200bon \u2060Tuesday, urging him to find an &#8220;off-ramp&#8221; to\u00a0end\u00a0the Iran war.<\/p>\n<p>In his address from the balcony of St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica on Sunday to the Square below, decorated with thousands of brightly coloured flowers for the holiday,\u00a0Leo\u00a0offered brief\u00a0Easter\u00a0greetings in 10 languages, including Latin, Arabic and Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0pope\u00a0also announced he would return to the\u00a0Basilica\u00a0on April 11 to host a prayer vigil for peace.  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/world\/pope-leo-easter-message-9.7153591?cmp=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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