Addressing international crises just days after becoming the Catholic Church’s new leader.
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Regina Caeli prayer from the main central loggia of St Peter’s basilica in The Vatican, on May 11, 2025. - Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP: Pope Leo XIV condemned the spectre of a “third world war” in his first Sunday address, addressing international crises just days after becoming the Catholic Church’s new leader.
“In today’s dramatic scenario of a third world war... as repeatedly stated by Pope Francis, I also address the powerful of the world, repeating the ever-timely appeal: No more war!” Leo urged from the balcony. Spanish student Gloria Rojas Quintana, 26, told AFP she was relieved that Leo appeared to be made in the mold of Francis.
As pope, Leo will have to tackle healing rifts within the Church, renewing faith among the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics and addressing a host of modern-day challenges weighing on the more than 2,000-year-old institution. “I hope that this pope can unite all religions to save the world, because humanity is living a humanitarian crisis. We are killing each other.”
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