Pope calls for peace, says Christians ‘cannot remain silent’ before war

Pope Leo XIV Sunday issued another fervent plea for peace in the Middle East and in all global hot-spots, urging leaders to open genuine spaces of dialogue amid the mounting human cost of the world’s conflicts.

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