Pope Leo XIV used his first Easter Sunday address to demand an immediate end to the escalating US-Iran conflict. The 70-year-old pontiff forcefully condemned the violence of war and the idolatry of profit during his blessing at the Vatican. #WorldNews #Vatican #PopeLeo #Easter #Geopolitics
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This #Easter I ask the world to listen to a powerful American

no, not that one

that one you continue to only consider with withering disgust, as is appropriate

this one:

"Let those who have weapons lay them down, let those who have the power to unleash wars choose peace! Not a peace imposed by force, but through dialogue!"

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In his first Easter message, Pope Leo warns world is 'becoming indifferent' to violence

Pope Leo warned the world was becoming "accustomed to violence" in his Easter message from the balcony of St.

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Church Sends Easter Message of Resistance to Trump

The American Catholic Church is using Easter morning to draw an unprecedented line in the world of politics, faith and individual responsibility.

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Il Tempo: "Chi ha il potere di scatenare guerre scelga la pace". L'appello di Papa Leone

Un appello ai potenti che hanno il potere di scatenare le guerre a deporre le armi per scegliere la pace, l'esortazione a non restare indifferenti davanti al male e alla violenza e l'annuncio di una veglia di preghiera per la pace che si terrà sabato 11 aprile. Papa Leone XIV si è affacciato dalla Loggia centrale della basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano per il messaggio pasquale e la benedizione "Urbi et Orbi".
Nel messaggio, pronunciato alla presenza di circa 50 mila fedeli, il Pontefice ha esortato ad arrivare a un cambiamento necessario in un mondo insanguinato dalla guerra. "Nella luce della Pasqua, lasciamoci stupire da Cristo! Lasciamoci cambiare il cuore dal suo immenso amore per noi! Chi ha in mano armi le deponga! Chi ha il potere di scatenare guerre, scelga la pace! Non una pace perseguìta con la forza, ma con il dialogo! Non con la volontà di dominare l'altro, ma di incontrarlo!", ha affermato Prevost che, ricordando anche le parole di Papa Francesco nel suo ultimo messaggio "Urbi et Orbi" di un anno fa, è tornato su un concetto denunciato dal suo predecessore, la "globalizzazione dell'indifferenza". Una tendenza che, ha ricordato il Papa, non può e non deve prevalere: "Tutti abbiamo paura della morte e per paura ci voltiamo dall'altra parte, preferiamo non guardare. Non possiamo continuare a essere indifferenti! E non possiamo rassegnarci al male!". "Ci stiamo abituando alla violenza, ci rassegniamo a essa e diventiamo indifferenti - ha rimarcato il Papa - Indifferenti alla morte di migliaia di persone. Indifferenti alle ricadute di odio e divisione che i conflitti seminano. Indifferenti alle conseguenze economiche e sociali che essi producono e che pure tutti avvertiamo".
Appelli che si sono tradotti in un'azione concreta: "Facciamo udire il grido di pace che sgorga dal cuore! Per questo, invito tutti a unirsi a me nella veglia di preghiera per la pace che celebreremo qui in piazza San Pietro il prossimo sabato, 11 aprile". Nel giorno di Pasqua, Papa Leone continua, dunque, a tessere la tela della pace perché, come sottolineato nell'omelia della messa presieduta in piazza San Pietro, la morte, pur essendo sempre "in agguato", non è "il destino ultimo della nostra vita.

"He who has the power to unleash wars chooses peace." Pope Leo's appeal.

A plea to those in power who have the power to unleash wars to lay down their arms and choose peace, an exhortation not to remain indifferent to evil and violence, and an announcement of a prayer vigil for peace to be held on Saturday, April 11th. Pope Leo XIV appeared from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City for the Easter message and blessing “Urbi et Orbi.”

In the message, delivered before the presence of approximately 50,000 faithful, the Pontiff urged a necessary change in a world stained by war. “In the light of Easter, let us be amazed by Christ! Let us let our hearts be changed by his immense love for us! Whoever holds weapons should lay them down! Whoever has the power to unleash wars should choose peace! Not a peace pursued with force, but with dialogue! Not with the will to dominate others, but to meet them!” Prevost stated, also recalling the words of Pope Francis in his last “Urbi et Orbi” message a year ago, returning to a concept denounced by his predecessor, the “globalization of indifference.” A trend that, the Pope recalled, cannot and must not prevail: “We are all afraid of death and out of fear we turn away, we prefer not to look. We cannot continue to be indifferent! And we cannot resign ourselves to evil!” “We are becoming accustomed to violence, we resign ourselves to it and we become indifferent – the Pope emphasized – Indifferent to the deaths of thousands of people. Indifferent to the repercussions of hatred and division that conflicts sow. Indifferent to the economic and social consequences that they produce and that we all sense.”

Appeals that were translated into concrete action: “Let us make heard the cry of peace that springs from the heart! For this, I invite everyone to join me in the prayer vigil for peace that we will celebrate here in St. Peter’s Square next Saturday, April 11th.” On the day of Easter, Pope Leo continues, therefore, to weave the fabric of peace because, as underlined in the homily of the mass presided over in St. Peter’s Square, death, although always “lurking,” is not “the final destiny of our lives.”

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L'appello di Papa Leone: "Chi ha potere di scatenare guerre scelga la pace"

Un appello ai potenti che hanno il potere di scatenare le guerre a deporre le armi per scegliere la pace, l'esortazione a non restare indifferenti...

#Trump escalated threats against #Iran power plants, bridges & other infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social on #Easter morning.

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump posted. “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”

The profane threat, landed a few hours after #PopeLeo XIV issued a call for nations to choose #peace.

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"Trump calls reporters from his Virginia golf course all day, telling multiple outlets he’s ready to 'blow up the whole country' [i.e., Iran] with 'very little' off the table."

~ Ben Meiselas

#Trump #PopeLeo #Hegseth #Iran #war #Easter #death #violence #destruction
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Trump's Psychotic Easter Sunday: Threats, War Crimes, and Media Cowardice — 4/5/26

The president spent the holiest day of the year cursing at Iran, calling reporters from a golf course, and threatening to blow up an entire country

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This Easter: a reminder that what people are calling Pope Leo’s “progressive” language is actually the oldest thread in Catholic teaching.
The words attributed to Jesus — on love, mercy, care for the marginalized — predate every modern political category by two millennia.
Believer or not, the moral core holds up.
We could use it. 🕊️
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Pope Leo XIV urges world leaders to choose peace in Easter message

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday, April 5, delivered his Easter message following Holy Mass in St. Peter's Square, calling on world leaders to choose peace. — Ukrinform.

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"He called Iran’s leaders 'crazy bastards.' He signed off with a sarcastic invocation of Allah. He skipped church. The deadline is tomorrow. International law experts say the threatened strikes would constitute war crimes. The pope — an American, a Christian, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics — has now directly appealed to Trump twice. The rest of the world is watching to see what Tuesday brings."

#Trump #PopeLeo #Hegseth #Iran #war #Easter #death #violence #destruction
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"WHAT AMERICAN READERS NEED TO KNOW: On Easter Sunday morning, while the world’s Catholics were gathering in Rome to hear the first American pope call for an end to the Iran war, the President of the United States was posting profanity on social media threatening to bomb Iran’s power plants and water infrastructure on Tuesday."

#Trump #PopeLeo #Hegseth #Iran #war #Easter #death #violence #destruction
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