Palm Sunday mass: Pope Leo condemns using God to justify war
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“Pope Leo XIV on Sunday rejected claims that God justifies war during a Palm Sunday Mass”
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— Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181–3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, was an Italian mystic, poet and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to le…
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— During the Spanish Civil War Catholic people faced persecution from the Republican faction of the war, in part due to their support of the nationalists and the recently abolished monarchy. The Catholi…
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— Conclave is a 2024 political thriller film directed by Edward Berger and written by Peter Straughan, based on the 2016 novel by Robert Harris. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow…
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“The Iran war entered its second month”
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— The Iran war entered its second month
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“Pope Leo XIV emphasized that Jesus must not be used to legitimize any form of warfare”
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— Leo XIV has been the pope of the Catholic Church since 8 May 2025. He adopted a modified version of the coat of arms and the same motto that he used during his time as a cardinal.
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— On 18 May 2025, Pope Leo XIV celebrated the inauguration Mass of his pontificate, formally known as the "Mass for the Beginning of the Petrine Ministry of the Bishop of Rome". The event was attended b…
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
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“Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran war”
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— Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost, pronounced PREE-vohst, September 14, 1955) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He is the first pope to have been born in the U…
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— This article is a list of priests and bishops that were appointed either to succeed or to new episcopal assignments during the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV.
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— During the Spanish Civil War Catholic people faced persecution from the Republican faction of the war, in part due to their support of the nationalists and the recently abolished monarchy. The Catholi…
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“Pope Leo XIV denounced military airstrikes as indiscriminate and stated they should be prohibited”
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“US officials have used Christian rhetoric to justify the joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran”
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“US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth prayed for 'overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy' during a religious service at the Pentagon on Wednesday”
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“Christians in the Middle East are suffering the consequences of an atrocious conflict, preventing them from fully observing holy days rites”
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