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Pope calls for 'no more war' in his first Sunday address

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May 12, 2025

Leo urges authentic and lasting peace’ in Ukraine and Gaza

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Pope calls for 'no more war' in his first Sunday address

Pope Leo XIV has appealed to world leaders to pursue peace, not war, in his first Sunday address to crowds in St Peter’s Square, Vatican City.

The new pope, formally Cardinal Robert Prevost, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages.

The Chicago-born pontiff also welcomed the fragile ceasefire agreement signed by India and Pakistan on Saturday. “No more war,” the pope said, delivering his speech in Italian.

Wearing a simple white papal cassock and his silver pectoral cross, he repeated a frequent call of the late Pope Francis and noted the recent 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

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