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Pope Leo XIV gives first Sunday address, calls for peace in Ukraine and Gaza

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Pope Leo XIV wasted no time making his position clear on global conflict, using his first Sunday blessing as pontiff to follow in his predecessor’s footsteps and call for an end to all wars currently ravaging the world.
HuffPost
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In his first Regina Caeli address, the Queen of Heaven prayer recited by Catholics instead of the Angelus between Easter and Ascension Day, he referred to “the immense tragedy of the second World War”, which ended 80 years ago on May 8th, “after causing 60 million deaths”.
Irish Times
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Appearing at a window of the Apostolic Palace, Leo blessed tens of thousands of people gathered in St Peter’s Square and echoed pleas for peace by his predecessor, Pope Francis.
Guardian
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Speaking from the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica during the Regina Caeli on Sunday, May 11, the American pope called on "the world's great powers" to stop the wars, whether in Gaza, between India and Pakistan or in Ukraine.
Le Monde

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