Pope Leo hits out at nationalism

Pope Leo criticised the emergence of nationalist political movements on Sunday, calling them unfortunate, without naming a specific country or national leader.

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Leo, the first pope from the US, asked during a Mass celebrating Pentecost with a crowd of tens of thousands in St Peter's Square that God would “open borders, break down walls [and] dispel hatred”.

“There is no room for prejudice, for ‘security’ zones separating us from our neighbours, for the exclusionary mindset that, unfortunately, we now see emerging also in political nationalisms,” said the pontiff.