Pope Denounces Divine Justification for War in Powerful Palm Sunday Address
Pope Leo XIV emphatically rejects claims that God sanctions conflict, calling for peace and praying for Christians in the Middle East during Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square.
Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful rebuke of the notion that God justifies war during his Palm Sunday Mass address before tens of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square. In his homily, the Pope forcefully rejected any claims that the divine sanctions or endorses armed conflict, urging the faithful to embrace peace and nonviolence as the true Christian path.
Speaking from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope prayed especially for Christians in the Middle East, a region long plagued by religious strife and military violence. He condemned the suffering and displacement experienced by these communities, calling on all people of faith to stand in solidarity and work towards a just resolution to the conflicts dividing the region.
Source: NPR
