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Pope Leo prays for wars to end
Bangkok Post
|May 13, 2025
Pope Leo XIV used his first Sunday address to call for peace in Ukraine and Gaza, building on the message of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and offering a glimpse into the likely geopolitics of his papacy.
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The first US-born head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics said he “carried in his heart the suffering of the beloved Ukrainian people” and called on leaders to “do what's possible to achieve an authentic, just and lasting peace as soon as possible.”
“May all prisoners be freed and may children return to their families,’ he told thousands of faithful gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of Bangkok Post.
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