Pope Leo XIV calls for global peace amid crisis calls
Sunday, May 11, 2025, 7:20 am
In his inaugural blessing, Pope Leo XIV delivered a robust plea for peace by demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and calling for justice in Ukraine. His stirring words, laced with the gravity of global responsibility, were met with both hope and the inevitable raised eyebrows from an international audience.
'I will be in Turkey this Thursday,' Zelenskyy said late Sunday in his daily address to Ukrainians. 'I hope that this time, Putin won’t be looking for excuses as to why he can’t make it. We are ready to talk, to end this war'
Hamas says Edan Alexander, the last living American hostage in Gaza, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire.
President said Ukraine should 'immediately' agree to Russia's request meetings without a 30-day conditional ceasefire
Moscou a proposé des pourparlers directs que Kiev a acceptés tout en réclamant une trêve.
Zelenskyy welcomes Russia's peace talk offer but demands a full ceasefire first as Putin rejects preconditions and proposes talks in Istanbul on May 16
A Chicago-based group filed complaints about him with Vatican officials, claiming Cardinal Robert Prevost fell short in his responses to allegations of abuse in there and in Peru
Pope Leo XIV, in his first Sunday blessing, called for peace in Ukraine and an immediate Gaza ceasefire, urging an end to war and unity in the Catholic Church.
Pope Leo XIV urges for more peace in his first Sunday blessing CP24
Il a agité le spectre d’une «Troisième Guerre mondiale» lors de sa première allocution dominicale.
A 'citizen of the world,' the new pontiff brings renewed hope for global peace
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV called for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza with the release of hostages and delivery of humanitarian aid in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “I too address the world’s great powers by repeating the ever-present call…
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